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Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1987), Birth: 19-10-1944, Death: 11-9-1987 Peter Tosh Quotes
1.
I am good. I live good. I think good. I don't have to feel good to be good, I take my goodness wherever I go.
Peter Tosh

'I am respectable. I live honourably. I think positively. I don't have to feel joyous to be righteous, I bring my virtue wherever I go.'
2.
My philosophy is: if you don't bear a cross, you can't wear a crown so you gotta go through some form of humiliation to reach tribulation.
Peter Tosh

My belief is: if you don't endure suffering, you can't reap glory so you must accept some level of embarrassment to get to triumph.
3.
Are some flowers more beautiful than others? The garden is beautiful. Do I prefer brother over brother? Comparisons are part of this political world. Where there is one, there is no conflict. Where there is two or more, there is conflict. Two is the devil. Conflict begin with the devil. We count 0 to 1, then back to 0. It is a circle.
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4.
Music is a science, it heals depression, it awakens, most people don't know, they just take music for an entertainment, something to dance to, and enjoy yourself and you go to bed and forget it tomorrow, music must never be forgotten, it's like a fountain that keeps on flowing
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5.
Everyone's trying to reach the top. Tell me how far is it from the bottom.
Peter Tosh

'Everyone is striving for success. How much further do we have to ascend?'
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6.
And I ask why am I black, they say I was born in sin, and shamed inequity. One of the main songs we used to sing in church makes me sick, 'love wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.
Peter Tosh

I query why I have this melanin, they answer that I was born with fault and dishonor. One of the hymns we used to chant in chapel makes me nauseous, 'grace cleanse me and I shall be lighter than frost.'
7.
It is only the TRUTH that can make a man FREE, it is only the TRUTH that can make a man LIVE.
Peter Tosh

Only authenticity can liberate a person, only honesty can sustain them.
8.
In the beginning there was the word. The word was Jah. The word is in I, Jah is in I. I make what is good, better, and what is better, best. I follow this in every aspect of life.
Peter Tosh

At the outset, there was Jah's utterance. The expression was Jah. In me lies Jah's articulation. I strive for excellence in all facets of life and make sure to always improve whatever is good.
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9.
My songs is hard stuff which politicians don't want on them radio station because they still want people to live in ignorancy.
Peter Tosh

My tracks are rugged material which legislators don't want on their radio station because they still want people to remain in ignorance.
10.
Peace is a certificate you get in the grave.
Peter Tosh

Equilibrium is an accolade one obtains in death.
11.
I don't need no peace. I need equal rights and justice.
Peter Tosh

'I am not content with tranquility. I require equity and fairness.'
12.
To have the truth in your possession you can be found guilty, sentenced to death.
Peter Tosh

To possess the facts, one can be deemed culpable and condemned to extinction.
13.
I've got to pick myself up Dust myself off And start all over again.
Peter Tosh

I must lift myself up, shake off the debris and begin anew.
14.
To be coordinated with the power of balance, your mind and your temple must be running parallel.
Peter Tosh

'To be in harmony with the power of equilibrium, your brain and your body must be working together.'
15.
If the music does not penetrate the heart, the soul, the mind, and the body... Then you ain't gon' feel it.
Peter Tosh

If the music does not reach every corner of your being... Then you won't experience it.
16.
I don't owe no one no obligation, and no one owe me none so every 'ting is fine.
Peter Tosh

I don't owe anyone anything and no one owes me, so all is well.
17.
I am not a politician... I only suffer the consequences.
Peter Tosh

I am not a politician... I only endure the repercussions.
18.
There are lots of imposters in this earth, and to very first there always comes a second, to every reality there always come a fantasy, and the fantasy wants to come and live the life of the reality
Peter Tosh

'This world is filled with duplicates, and to every authentic presence comes a false one; to each truth invariably follows an illusion that seeks to mimic its existence.'
19.
Soon the earth will tilt on its axis and begin to dance to the reggae beat to the accompaniment of earthquake. And who can resist the dance of the earthquake, mon?
Peter Tosh

Soon the earth will rotate on its axis and commence to grooving to the reggae rhythm alongside seismic activity. And who can withstand the jig of the tremor, friend?
20.
I'm on my way to happiness, where I can find some peace and rest.
Peter Tosh

I'm marching towards contentment, where I can find solace and repose.
21.
I do nothing I regret, man, because I try to do nothing abominable. As long as there is not an abomination, there is nothing to regret, you understand?
Peter Tosh

I make sure I never do anything deplorable, for I strive to avoid abhorrent deeds. If there is no sin, then there isn't anything to regret, comprehend?
22.
Legalize it, and I will advertise it.
Peter Tosh

Sanction it, and I will promote it.
23.
If I wasn't a singer, I'd be a bloodclaat revolutionary.
Peter Tosh

If I wasn't a singer, I'd be an insurrectionist.
24.
How old is the sun? Sun not temporary, not chronological. There is the terra-celestial and the celestial. I am celestial, mon. I am here, there and everywhere. I live among men so I must adjust myself. When I go to other planet, I must adjust myself there, too, mon.
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25.
Because everyone who try a-go to church, and they were trying to teach but they weren't teaching, they was brainwashing. Since I would never call that teaching.
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26.
It takes a lot of physical and spiritual energy to balance on one wheel. Seen?
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27.
I mean the flesh, never fade! The flesh never leave the creation, see, because with that divine spirit the flesh cannot fade. If the spirit is weak then the flesh fade, seen?
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28.
Reggae must be lived, not played. It is a lifebeat everytime, mon
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29.
I feel good to know that they recognize the potential of reggae music. And they are exposing it to the world, letting the world hear how beautiful reggae music can be.
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30.
I travel the garden of music, thru inspiration. It's a large, very large garden, seen?
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31.
What the Rastaman represents is positivity.
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32.
When I play for the people, every time I play for my audience they are hypnotized, seen. These guys know the potential of the music.
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33.
Some goin' east; and-a some goin' west, Some stand aside to try their best. Some livin' big, but the most is livin' small. They just can't even find no food at all.
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34.
I man don't come red, I come Black
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35.
People are beginning to recognize reggae music, and know it's a very powerful music, and researchers have been researching and coming up with reports that it's a great music, a healing music
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36.
I don't think the label cares about an album... People just want their number-one record.
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37.
I want to have complete control over every media so that when I make my record I put on it what I want to put on it. Not what society wants me to put on it.
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38.
I don't have to say I'm going to make a song. A song is always there. I just have to open my mouth and a song comes out.
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39.
You can get through everything and cast a laugh and sing/you can do anything that you want to.
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