Robert Nesta Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and musician. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, his musical career was marked by fusing elements of reggae, ska, and rocksteady, as well as his distinctive vocal and songwriting style. Marley’s contributions to music increased the visibility of Jamaican music worldwide and made him a global figure in popular culture for over a decade. Over the course of his career, Marley became known as a Rastafari icon, and he infused his music with a sense of spirituality. He is also considered a global symbol of Jamaican music and culture and identity, and was controversial in his outspoken support for the legalization of marijuana, while he also advocated for Pan-Africanism. These Bob Marley quotes will inspire you in life.
Inspirational Bob Marley Quotes
- “If she’s amazing, she won’t be easy. If she’s easy, she won’t be amazing. If she’s worth it, you won’t give up. If you give up, you’re not worthy. … Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.” ~ Bob Marley
- “True friends are like stars; you can only recognize them when it’s dark around you.” ~ Bob Marley , Bob Marley quotes on friends
- “Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more.” ~ Bob Marley
- “He’s not perfect. You aren’t either, and the two of you will never be perfect. But if he can make you laugh at least once, causes you to think twice, and if he admits to being human and making mistakes, hold onto him and give him the most you can.” ~ Bob Marley
-
“The biggest coward of a man is to awaken the love of a woman without the intention of loving her.” ~ Bob Marley
- “Money is numbers and numbers never end. If it takes money to be happy, your search for happiness will never end.” ~ Bob Marley
- “Judge not, before you judge yourself.
Judge not, if you’re not ready for judgment.
The Road of life is rocky and you may stumble too,
so while you talk about me, someone else is judging you.” ~ Bob Marley - “The most beautiful curve on a woman’s body is her smile.” ~ Bob Marley , Bob Marley quotes on woman
- “The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.” ~ Bob Marley
- “Love, friendship, laughter… Some of the best things in life really are free.” ~ Bob Marley
-
“The most beautiful things are not perfect, they are special” ~ Bob Marley
- “Life is one big road with lots of signs,
So when you riding through the ruts,
Don’t you complicate your mind
Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy
Don’t bury your thoughts; put your vision to reality.” ~ Bob Marley - “The winds that sometimes take something we love, are the same that bring us something we learn to love. Therefore we should not cry about something that was taken from us, but, yes, love what we have been given. Because what is really ours is never gone forever.” ~ Bob Marley
-
“Love the life you live. live the life you love.” ~ Bob Marley
- “Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.” ~ Bob Marley
- “Why drink and drive if I can smoke and fly?” ~ Bob Marley
- “It takes a revolution, to create a solution” ~ Bob Marley
- “Complaints are prayers to the devil.” ~ Bob Marley
- “Love hard when there is love to be had. Because perfect guys don’t exist, but there’s always one guy that is perfect for you.” ~ Bob Marley
-
“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!” ~ Bob Marley
- “beginnings are usually scary, and endings are usually sad, but its everything in between that makes it all worth living.” ~ Bob Marley
- “You open your heart knowing that there’s a chance it may be broken one day and in opening your heart, you experience a love and joy that you never dreamed possible.” ~ Bob Marley
- “You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.” ~ Bob Marley , Bob Marley quotes on strong
- “Just because you are happy it does not mean that the day is perfect but that you have looked beyond its imperfections” ~ Bob Marley
- “Just because you are happy it does not mean that the day is perfect but that you have looked beyond its imperfections” ~ Bob Marley
-
“If you don’t start somewhere, you’re gonna go nowhere.” ~ Bob Marley
- “to love is to risk, not being loved in return. to hope is to risk pain. to try is to risk failure. but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in my life is to risk nothing.” ~ Bob Marley
- “Nothing is wrong if it makes you happy.” ~ Bob Marley
- “Who are you to judge the life I live? I know I’m not perfect -and I don’t live to be-but before you start pointing fingers… make sure you hands are clean!” ~ Bob Marley
- “The day you stop racing is the day you win the race.” ~ Bob Marley
-
“Everything in life got its purpose. Find its reason in every season.” ~ Bob Marley
- “Live for yourself and you will live in vain; Live for others, and you will live again.” ~ Bob Marley
- “You find that being vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure that’s so real it scares you. You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and possibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end.” ~ Bob Marley
- “Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life.” ~ Bob Marley
- “There is never any pressure, jealousy or competition but only a quiet calmness when they are around. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you because they love you for who you are.” ~ Bob Marley
- “Politics and church are the same. They keep the people in ignorance.” ~ Bob Marley
- “Don’t bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality.” ~ Bob Marley
-
“It is better to win the peace and to lose the war.” ~ Bob Marley
- “You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before she may love again. But if she loves you now, what else matters?” ~ Bob Marley , Bob Marley quotes on love
- “Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful.” ~ Bob Marley
- “Man is a universe within himself.” ~ Bob Marley
- “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” ~ Bob Marley
- “Don’t worry about a thing, every little thing is gonna be alright” ~ Bob Marley
- “The people that are making this world worse don’t take a day off, how can I?” ~ Bob Marley
-
“Every man gotta right to decide his own destiny.” ~ Bob Marley
- “They will always tell you that you can’t do what you want to do, but you can do what you want to do. You just have to believe in yourself. The system is to bring you down, but you can rise up.” ~ Bob Marley
- “Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you’re living?” ~ Bob Marley
- “Some Will Hate You Pretend They Love You Now Then Behind They Try To Eliminate You” ~ Bob Marley
- “Things that never interested you before become fascinating because you know they are important to this person who is so special to you. You think of this person on every occasion and in everything you do. Simple things bring them to mind like a pale blue sky, gentle wind or even a storm cloud on the horizon.” ~ Bob Marley
-
“If something can corrupt you, you’re corrupted already.” ~ Bob Marley
- “Man can’t do without God. Just like you’re thirsty, you have to drink water. You just can’t go without God.” ~ Bob Marley
- “Love hard when there is love to be had.” ~ Bob Marley
- “Today, people struggle to find what’s real. Everything has become so synthetic that a lot of people, all they want is to grasp onto hope.” ~ Bob Marley
- “Forget your troubles and dance! Forget your sorrows and dance! Forget your sickness and dance! Forget your weakness and dance!” ~ Bob Marley
- “Don’t Let them fool you or even try to school you” ~ Bob Marley
-
“God, guide and protect us. When we’re wrong, please correct us.” ~ Bob Marley
- “I’ll give you my phone number. When you worry, call me. I’ll make you happy.” ~ Bob Marley
- “Dry your tears, have no fears.” ~ Bob Marley
- “Until the philosophy which hold one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned… Everything is war. Me say war. That until they’re no longer 1st class and 2nd class citizens of any nation… Until the color of a man’s skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes, me say war. That until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race me say war!” ~ Bob Marley
-
“A foolish dog barks at a flying bird” ~ Bob Marley
- “Don’t you complicate your mind
Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy.” ~ Bob Marley - “God sent me on earth. He send me to do something, and nobody can stop me. If God want to stop me, then I stop. Man never can.” ~ Bob Marley
- “My life nah important to me, but other people life important. My life is only important if me can help plenty people. If my life is just for me and my own security then me no want it. My life is for people. That’s way me is.” ~ Bob Marley
- “Most people think great god will come from the skies, take away everything, and make everybody feel high. But if you know what life is worth, you will look for yours on earth.” ~ Bob Marley
- “Good friends we have had, oh good friends we’ve lost along the way
In this bright future you can’t forget your past
So dry your tears I say.” ~ Bob Marley
