110+ Bob Marley Quotes On War, Friendship And Peace

Bob Marley was a Jamaican singer-songwriter who was a pioneer of reggae music. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential and iconic musical artists of all time. Marley's music was heavily influenced by the social and political issues of his home country, and his lyrics expressed his Rastafarian beliefs. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Bob Marley on love, life, war.

Top 10 Bob Marley Quotes

1. 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.
2. Money is numbers and numbers never end. If it takes money to be happy, your search for happiness will never end.
3. 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.
4. The most beautiful curve on a woman’s body is her smile.
5. Love, friendship, laughter... Some of the best things in life really are free.
6. The most beautiful things are not perfect, they are special
7. Why drink and drive if I can smoke and fly?
8. The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.
9. Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.
10. You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.

Bob Marley Image Quotes

The most beautiful things are not perfect, they are special — Bob Marley

Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet. — Bob Marley

You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice. — Bob Marley

One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain. — Bob Marley

If you don't start somewhere, you're gonna go nowhere. — Bob Marley

None but ourselves can free our minds. — Bob Marley

love the life you live. live the life you love. — Bob Marley

Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. — Bob Marley

Emancipate yourself from mental slavery. None but ourselves can free our minds. — Bob Marley

The day you stop racing, is the day you win the race. — Bob Marley

The more people smoke herb, the more Babylon fall. — Bob Marley

Every man gotta right to decide his own destiny. — Bob Marley

Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living? — Bob Marley

Herb is the healing of a nation, alcohol is the destruction. — Bob Marley

Emancipate yourself from mental slavery. — Bob Marley

One love, one heart, one destiny. — Bob Marley

Overcome the devils with a thing called love. — Bob Marley

My future is righteousness. — Bob Marley

Bob Marley Short Quotes

• If you don't start somewhere, you're gonna go nowhere.
• None but ourselves can free our minds.
• Emancipate yourself from mental slavery. None but ourselves can free our minds.
• The day you stop racing, is the day you win the race.
• Every man gotta right to decide his own destiny.
• Herb is the healing of a nation, alcohol is the destruction.
• The heat of the battle is as sweet as the victory.
• My future is righteousness.
• No chains around my feet, But I'm not free.
• When you smoke the herb, it reveals you to yourself.

Bob Marley Quotes About Love

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

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

If she's amazing, she won't be easy. If she's easy, she won't be amazing. If she's worth it, you wont 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

beginnings are usually scary, and endings are usually sad, but its everything in between that makes it all worth living. — 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

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

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

The biggest coward of a man is to awaken the love of a woman without the intention of loving her. — 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

Live for yourself and you will live in vain; Live for others, and you will live again. — Bob Marley

Bob Marley Quotes About Life

Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life. — Bob Marley

love the life you live. live the life you love. — Bob Marley

Life and Jah are one in the same. Jah is the gift of existence. I am in some way eternal, I will never be duplicated. The singularity of every man and woman is Jah's gift. What we struggle to make of it is our sole gift to Jah. The process of what that struggle becomes, in time, the Truth. — 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

Don't worry about a thing, every little thing is gonna be alright — Bob Marley

Life and Jah are one in the same. Jah is the gift of existence. I am in some way eternal, I will never be duplicated. — Bob Marley

Everything in life got its purpose. Find its reason in every season. — Bob Marley

Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living? — 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

she may not be the most popular or prettiest but if you love her and she makes you smile.. what else matters? — Bob Marley

Bob Marley Quotes About War

It is better to win the peace and to lose the war. — Bob Marley

Make love and not war! 'Cause we don't need no trouble. What we need is love To guide and protect us on. If you hope good down from above, Help the weak if you are strong now. — Bob Marley

When you smoke (ganja) you don't want to war. — Bob Marley

Bob Marley Quotes About Peace

This music is about struggle. Reggae is a vehicle to carry a message of freedom and peace. — Bob Marley

We should really love each other in peace and harmony, instead we're fussin' n fighting like we ain't supposed to be. — Bob Marley

When the race gets hard to run. It means you just can't take the peace. — Bob Marley

Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right; Let's get together and feel all right. Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right; Let's get together and feel all right. — Bob Marley

Bob Marley Quotes About Music

One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain. — Bob Marley

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

Emancipate yourself from mental slavery. — Bob Marley

One love, one heart, one destiny. — Bob Marley

Overcome the devils with a thing called love. — Bob Marley

Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, None but ourselves can free our minds. Have no fear for atomic energy, 'Cause none of them can stop the time. — Bob Marley

My music will go on forever. Maybe it's a fool say that, but when me know facts me can say facts. My music will go on forever. — Bob Marley

If she's amazing, she won't be easy. If she's easy, she won't be amazing. — Bob Marley

My music fights against the system that teaches to live and die. — Bob Marley

Bob Marley Quotes About Money

They gave me star treatment when I was making a lot of money. But I was just as good when I was poor. — Bob Marley

Ziggy, when you go up bring me up and when you go down don't let me down. Stephen, Money can't buy you life. — Bob Marley

Money can't buy life. — Bob Marley

Bob Marley Quotes About Death

You can't run away from yourself — Bob Marley

Everyone in life is gonna hurt you, you just have to figure out which people are worth the pain. — Bob Marley

I don't believe in death, neither in flesh nor in spirit. — Bob Marley

Bob Marley Quotes About Reggae

Make way for the positive day. — 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

Don't you complicate your mind Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. — Bob Marley

Love hard when there is love to be had. — Bob Marley

Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. — Bob Marley

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

the power of philosophy floats through my head.. light like a feather, heavy as lead. — Bob Marley

In their presence, there's no need for continuous conversation, but you find you're quite content in just having them nearby. — 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

Rise O fallen fighters, rise and take your stance again, He who fight and run away, Live to fight another day — Bob Marley

Bob Marley Quotes About Inspirational

Though the road's been rocky it sure feels good to me. — Bob Marley

One love, one heart . . . Let’s get together and feel all right — Bob Marley

I pledged to work for righteousness. God's given me inspiration. God's the boss, he tell me what to do. — Bob Marley

Light up the darkness — Bob Marley

Don't forget your history nor your destiny — Bob Marley

We know where we're going cause we know where we're from. — Bob Marley

Could you be loved and be loved? — Bob Marley

Me personally as a man is nothing without the inspiration of JAH — Bob Marley

I no have education. I have inspiration. If I was educated, I would be a damn fool. — Bob Marley

Bob Marley Quotes About People

The more people smoke herb, the more Babylon fall. — 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

The people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking the day off. Why should I? — Bob Marley

Because when you unite, that is the power of God, you know. God love Love, which is unity. So when you unite, you get the whole power of God. That's what him want. Until Black people unite...if the Black people don't unite, the world, no one, no one can live good. — Bob Marley

God created people in technicolor. God has never made a difference between black, white, blue, green or pink — Bob Marley

People want to listen to a message, word from Jah. This could be passed through me or anybody. I am not a leader. Messenger. The words of the songs, not the person, is what attracts people. — Bob Marley

The things that seem insignificant to most people such as a note, song or walk become invaluable treasures kept safe in your heart to cherish forever. — Bob Marley

The best herb I smoke in Jamaica and Africa. African - Rasclot! Them people cure it in a banana. In a banana skin. A green banana. They wrap it up in a banana so when you get it, it compressed and, I'll tell you, it great! Blood clot! In Nigeria and Ghana, love that herb! Good herb, mon. — Bob Marley

The bad people trying to make the world worse never take a day off, so why should I? — Bob Marley

We JAH people can make it work. — Bob Marley

Bob Marley Quotes About Live

Me only have one ambition, y'know. I only have one thing I really like to see happen. I like to see mankind live together - black, white, Chinese, everyone - that's all. — Bob Marley

You just can't live that negative way. You know what I mean. Make way for the positive day. Cause it's a new day. — Bob Marley

Wake up and live — Bob Marley

Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live! — Bob Marley

Experimentation is the key to 'lively up' the art. — Bob Marley

Oh let Jah love come shining in into our lives again. — Bob Marley

It is better to live on the house top than to live in a house full of confusion. — Bob Marley

I don't know how to live good. I only know how to suffer. — Bob Marley

Life, it's life we deal with...He that sees the light And knows the light Shall live. — Bob Marley

What important is man should live in righteousness, in natural love for mankind. — Bob Marley

Bob Marley Quotes About Black

I don't stand for the black man's side, I don' t stand for the white man's side. I stand for God's side. — Bob Marley

Me don't dip on nobody's side. Me don't dip on the black man's side, not the white man's side. Me dip on God's side, the one who create me and cause me to come from black and white. — Bob Marley

I believe in freedom for everyone, not just the black man. — Bob Marley

Whose the spiritual people pon earth. The Black people. Dem a deal wit God. And God no let dem down. — Bob Marley

Bob Marley Famous Quotes And Sayings

The most beautiful things are not perfect, they are special — Bob Marley

Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet. — Bob Marley

You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice. — Bob Marley

One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain. — Bob Marley

None but ourselves can free our minds. — Bob Marley

love the life you live. live the life you love. — Bob Marley

Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. — Bob Marley

Emancipate yourself from mental slavery. None but ourselves can free our minds. — Bob Marley

The day you stop racing, is the day you win the race. — Bob Marley

The more people smoke herb, the more Babylon fall. — 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

Herb is the healing of a nation, alcohol is the destruction. — Bob Marley

Emancipate yourself from mental slavery. — 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

One love, one heart, one destiny. — Bob Marley

Overcome the devils with a thing called love. — Bob Marley

My future is righteousness. — Bob Marley

You can just imagine if everyone on earth did have one day where we just put all our minds together regardless where the force is, as long as it's positive, and just meditate for even a hour that day. And just live nice with them nice meditation. I mean, now, the climate would be nice, the smog would a leave — Bob Marley

Well, me don't swim too tough so me don't go in the water too deep. — Bob Marley

Before pointing fingers make sure your hands are clean. — Bob Marley

You can't find the right roads when the streets are paved. — Bob Marley

There comes a time as an artist, can't follow the crowd. You have to do YOU, and make the crowd follow you. — Bob Marley

The bars could not hold me. Force could not control me. They tried to keep me down, but Jah put I around. Yes, I've been accused. Wrongly abused. But through the powers of the Most High, they've got to turn me loose. — 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

I'll give you my phone number. When you worry, call me. I'll make you happy. — Bob Marley

When You smoke herb it reveals you to yourself. All the wickedness you do is revealed by the herb - it's you conscience and gives you an honest picture of yourself. — Bob Marley

As a man sow, shall he reap. and I know that talk is cheap. But the heat of the battle is as sweet as the victory. — Bob Marley

I don't know what happiness is. I don't know what sweet caress is. Still, I'm always laughing like a clown. — Bob Marley

The beauty of love. The love of beauty. The greener you are, the wiser you will be. — Bob Marley

Let righteousness cover the earth like the water cover the sea! — Bob Marley

Be not selfish in your doings: pass it on. — Bob Marley

Man is a universe within himself. — Bob Marley

The good times of today are the sad thoughts of tomorrow. — Bob Marley

udge not, before you judge yourself. Judge not, if you're not ready for judgment. — Bob Marley

Me is a common sense man. That mean when me explain things, me explain it in a very simple way; that mean if I explain it to a baby, the baby will understand too, you know. — Bob Marley

The hotter the battle the sweeter the victory. — Bob Marley

And me, I know that there is a god. Cause I know who god is. — Bob Marley

Reggae is my heart ♥ reggae is my soul — Bob Marley

Bob Marley isn't my name. I don't even know my name yet. — Bob Marley

I went deep inside myself. I had time to explore my beliefs and because of that I'm stronger. Bob Marley (March 1981) — Bob Marley

Sometimes you have to fight with music. — Bob Marley

When the morning gathers the rainbow, want you to know I'm a rainbow too. — Bob Marley

In high seas or in low seas, I'm gonna be your friend... I'm gonna be your friend. In high tide or in low tide, I'll be by your side... I'll be by your side. — Bob Marley

I love to see when ya move with the rhythm; I love to see when you're dancin' from within; It gives great joy to feel such sweet togetherness, everyone doin' and they're doing their best! — Bob Marley

Jah come to break downpression, rule equality, wipe away transgression, set the captives free. — Bob Marley

I woke up this morning, Smiled at the rising sun, Three little birds, Sat on my doorstep, Singing sweet songs — Bob Marley

Music and herb go together. It's been a long time now I smoke herb. From 1960's, when I first start singing. — Bob Marley

There's a natural mystic blowing through the air. If you listen carefully now, you will hear. — Bob Marley

Life Lessons by Bob Marley

1. Bob Marley taught us to live life with passion and purpose, to find joy in the little things, and to never give up on our dreams.
2. He also believed in the power of love and forgiveness, and encouraged us to be tolerant of our differences and to come together as one.
3. His music and lyrics were a reminder to always stay true to ourselves and to never lose sight of our goals, no matter how hard the journey may be.