Afeni Shakur

We need to read history from the source.

The critics never ever one time fairly criticized my son.

I have respect for my son because he had sense enough to take responsibility for his own actions.

I read every agreement of every contract. Anything I put my signature on, I really do read them. And I find things.

I'm not a filmmaker. I'm not a music producer by choice.

I might be the only one who's never taken a dime from my son.

Please remember that my great grandmother was a slave. My grandmother was a sharecropper. My mother was a factory worker.

I have never one day been ashamed of my son. Even when he was not right, that's ok.

For me, revolution is around young people with no skills, college education, and coming from everywhere having an economic impact on an entire system which no one notices.

I think what it was is that Tupac was extremely passionate, very honest and raw in his approach to communicating. He understood communicating. And I think he just did it from a deep place within.

Pac was special. He was articulate. I trained him. Punishment for him was reading The New York Times.

The worst thing that can happen to you is if you don't take responsibility for what you did wrong.

I live with truth.

That's what people are who have that impact on us. They are ahead of their time. They can't help it. They get put into a small, frail body, and they are given a light that is much too bright for that cavity.

I wake up every day and think everything sure is awful, but then I ask the Lord what I can do to make it better.

Nelson Mandela's contribution to the people of South Africa has been immeasurable and I look forward to helping with his work all over the country.

I miss my son every day a little bit more, but I thank God every day for every second that he was here.

When Tupac turned thirteen, we were homeless on that day. His theater club gave him a party. Sometimes I do wonder that if I hadn't gone on with fool-heartedness, my son would have had an easier transition into this life. But at least I was able to keep art there. Otherwise he would've had no way to get his feelings out.

I think people have gotten to know Tupac much better since he's been gone than they did when he was here.

All we ever wanted was for Tupac to have the opportunity to tell his story.