It's time we stop worrying, and get angry you know? But not angry and pick up a gun, but angry and open our minds.
Tupac ShakurRead
Yo get a real job. Rappin doesn't pay the rent, I hate the studio cause that's where all my money went.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote expresses the struggle between pursuing one's passion and the necessity of financial stability.
In this quote, Tupac Shakur reflects on the harsh realities of pursuing a career in music, emphasizing that while he has a passion for rapping, it does not provide sufficient financial support to cover his living expenses. This highlights the tension between artistic pursuits and practical responsibilities, illustrating the need to balance dreams with economic realities.
Themes
MoneyPassionMusicFinancial StabilityStruggle
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech to young artists about the importance of financial planning.
More from Tupac Shakur
All quotes βI'm down for you, so ride with me._x000D_ _x000D_ My enemies your enemies,_x000D_ _x000D_ Cause you ain't ever had a friend like me.
Tupac ShakurRead
Life's a test, mistakes are lessons, but the gift of life is knowing that you have made a difference.
Tupac ShakurRead
I'm not saying I'm gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world.
Tupac ShakurRead
I don't want to be a role model. I just want to be someone who says, this is who I am, this is what I do, I say what's on my mind.
Tupac ShakurRead
All I'm trying to do is survive and make good out of the dirty, nasty, unbelievable lifestyle that they gave me.
Tupac ShakurRead
Similar quotes
No, you never get any fun_x000D_ _x000D_ Out of the things you haven't done.
Ogden NashRead
Until-as often happened during those first months travel, whenever I would feel such happiness-my guilt alarm went off. I heard my ex-husband's voice speaking disdainfully in my ear: So this is what you gave up everything for? This is why you gutted our entire life together? For a few stalks of asparagus and an Italian newspaper? I replied aloud to him: "First of all," I said, "I'm very sorry, but this isn't your business anymore. And secondly, to answer you question...yes.
Elizabeth GilbertRead
I was lucky to come from a difficult area. It teaches you not just about football but also life.
Zinedine ZidaneRead
On these magic shores children at play are for ever beaching their coracles. We too have been there; we can still hear the sound of the surf, though we shall land no more.
James M. BarrieRead
the last cigarettes are smoked, the loaves are sliced, and lest this be taken for wry sorrow, drown the spider in wine. you are much more than simply dead: I am a dish for your ashes, I am a fist for your vanished air. the most terrible thing about life is finding it gone.
Charles BukowskiRead
In a faraway land called 'pre-2000,' what Earthlings now call blogging was called 'keeping a diary.' It's hard work to do well. I tried doing it in the early 1990s but had to stop because I no longer had a life - instead I had this thing that generated anecdotes to go into my diary. The diary took over and I had to stop.
Douglas CouplandRead