56 Meaningful Bob Marley Quotes On Music, Strength, Peace And More

There are many singers in the world who are quite famous but there are very few in them whose songs and lyrics inspire us a lot. One such singer is Bob Marley. He was Jamaican singer, songwriter, and musician who became an international superstar during the 1970s.

He was particularly known for his electrifying rock-influenced hybrid songs composed of a combination of early ska, rock steady, and reggae musical forms.

His full name was Robert Nesta Marley who was born in British Jamaica. He did his primary education at Stepney Primary and Junior High School. When he was 10 years old, his father died of a heart attack at the age of 70.

As a child, he was known for his shy nature and his different way of staring. Marley started his professional musical career in 1963 by starting his band Bob Marley and the Wailers.

In 1965, he released the band’s song “One Love/People Get Ready” from The Wailing Wailers album. A song became popular worldwide in a short time. After this, he has given many successful songs and albums.

During 1976, he emerged as a big political figure apart from a singer. And during that time there was also an attempt to assassinate Marley which was politically motivated.

After this, in 1978, he organized a concert named “One Love” to establish peace between the warring political parties. Also, Marley became a voice for the poor and downtrodden with his political lyrics during the Jamaican religious movement “Rastafari”.

In April 1981, the Jamaican government honoured Bob Marley with Jamaica’s fourth-highest honour awarded “Order of Merit”. He died of cancer on May 11, 1981, in Miami, United States, at only the age of 36, a month after this award function.

After Marley’s death, his popularity and reputation greatly increased. His song “Legend” became the world’s best-selling reggae album when it was released in 1984. 12 million copies of this album were sold internationally.

Marley had given Jamaican music special recognition worldwide with his songs. This is his biggest gift to his nation. Apart from this, today he is also known as a global great figure in pop culture. In the last, let’s see top Bob Marley Quotes with images.

Bob Marley Quotes :

Until the end of the world, all whys will be answered, but now, you can only ask! – Bob Marley

None but ourselves can free our minds. – 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

Truth is the light, so you never give up the fight. – 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

It takes a revolution to make a solution. – Bob Marley

Devil is a good friend. Because when you don’t know him, that’s the time he can mosh you down. – Bob Marley

Man is a universe within himself. – Bob Marley

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

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery. None but ourselves can free our minds. – Bob Marley

The truth is an offence but not a sin. – 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. – Bob Marley

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

Just because you are happy does not mean that the day is perfect but that you have looked beyond its imperfections. – Bob Marley

You can fool some people sometimes but you can’t fool all the people all the time. – Bob Marley

Beginnings are usually scary, and endings are usually sad, but it’s everything in between that makes it all worth living. – Bob Marley

You can’t find the right roads when the streets are paved. – Bob Marley

Bob Marley Quotes About Love :

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

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

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

Love would never leave us alone. – Bob Marley

Love is a key that someone has to open your heart. – Bob Marley

Bob Marley Quotes About Life :

One lifetime is not enough to 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. – Bob Marley

If you know what life is worth, you will look for yours on earth. – Bob Marley

Bob Marley Quotes About Money :

Money is numbers and numbers never end. If it takes money to be happy, your search for happiness will never end. – Bob Marley

Bob Marley Inspirational Quotes :

Don’t worry about a thing, every little thing is gonna be alright. – Bob Marley

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

Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don’t give up the fight. – Bob Marley

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

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

When one door is closed, don’t you know that many more are open. – Bob Marley

Bob Marley Music Quotes :

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

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

Bob Marley Quotes About Relationships :

The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for. – Bob Marley

Don’t trust people whose feelings change with time. Trust people whose feelings remain the same, even when the time changes. – Bob Marley

If she’s amazing, she won’t be easy. If she’s easy, she won’t be amazing. – Bob Marley

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

The problem is people are being hated when they are real and are being loved when they are fake. – Bob Marley

No matter what game they play, We got something they can never take away. – Bob Marley

Bob Marley Rain Quotes :

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

You say you love rain, but you use an umbrella to walk under it. – Bob Marley

Bob Marley Quote About Peace :

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

Bob Marley Coward Quote :

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

Bob Marley Quotes About Strength :

You will never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have. – Bob Marley

You can’t do what you want to do, but you can do what you want to do.  – Bob Marley