Bob Marley the legendary Jamaican singer-songwriter and reggae icon was born 6 February 1945 and died 11 May 1981. Bob Marley was also known to smoke marijuana or (“herb”) as he calls it. But he supported the habit for it’s mediational, spiritual and healing properties that the plant has.

His popular singles include Jamming, One Love and Don’t Worry About a Thing. His songs have a flavor of there own, reflecting a Rastafarian tone of peace and love that is one of a kind.

To celebrate Bob Marley we’ve put together some of Bob Marley’s greatest quotes about life, love, and music.

Here Are 23 Bob Marley Quotes:

#1. “Better to die fighting for freedom than be a prisoner all the days of your life.”-Bob Marley

#2. “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

#3. “Everything is political. I will never be a politician or even think political. Me just deal with life and nature. That is the greatest thing to me.”-Bob Marley

#4. “Alcohol makes you drunk, man. It don’t make you meditate, it just make you drunk. Herb is more a consciousness.”-Bob Marley

#5. “I don’t know how to live good. I only know how to suffer.”-Bob Marley

#6. “Love the life you live, live the life you love.”-Bob Marley

#7. “True friends are like stars; you can only recognize them when it’s dark around you.-Bob Marley

#8. “Money can’t buy life.”-Bob Marley

#9. “The biggest coward of a man is to awaken the love of a woman without the intention of loving her.”-Bob Marley

#10. “The people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking the day off. Why should I?”-Bob Marley

#11. “I have no education. I have inspiration. If I was educated I would be a damn fool.”-Bob Marley

#12. “You just can’t live in that negative way….. make way for the positive day.”-Bob Marley

#13.”One love, one heart, Let’s get together and feel alright.”-Bob Marley

#14. “One good thing about music—when it hits you, you feel no pain.” – Bob Marley

#15. “Don’t give up the fight, Stand up for your rights.”-Bob Marley

#16. “Overcome the devils with a thing called love.”-Bob Marley

#17. “Some people feel the rain, others just get wet.”-Bob Marley

#18. Your life is worth much more than gold.-Bob Marley

#19. “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.”-Bob Marley

#20. “Don’t complicate your mind.”-Bob Marley

#21. “Tell the children the truth.”-Bob Marley

#22. “Don’t gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver or gold.”-Bob Marley

#23. “Now, when you smoke, it make you cool, you know? It make you stimulate your mind, and make you sit down and meditate. Instead a get foolish, you sit down and you can meditate and be someone. Rum teaches you to be a drunkard, and herb teaches you to be someone.” – Bob Marley

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Emmy Walker

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