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Jimmy Cliff Quotes

I think we all have a role to play in life Picture Quote #1

We’re not to be surprised at all what we see happening in every part of the world. It’s a change of the return of things Picture Quote #1

I am not one of those artists who is cemented in one way. I am able to, you know, make the happy, jovial, lighthearted music too. We need that in life too. So it’s like that to me Picture Quote #1

I had the global outlook that I really wanted to capture the world. I would like the attention of the world at least and I wanted that Picture Quote #1

Everyone needs to realize why am I here? It comes in everyone’s life; you ask why am I here? What am I doing? Once you are able to answer that question for yourself honestly, you have smooth sailing Picture Quote #1

Rome was not built in a day Opposition will come your way But the harder the battle you see It’s the sweeter the victory Picture Quote #1

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I’m an artist. And I’m happy that I was there at the commencement of this music, this Jamaican music, to put my contribution and help to establish it Picture Quote #1

In the country, people are kind. In the city, people are hard an’ cold, like the concrete and steel Picture Quote #1

I used to do a little acting in school. It was my first love, and I really thought I would be doing it as a career. I really wanted to complete that part of my ambition Picture Quote #1

We’re coming into a rebirth of the planet. And some cultures have echoed it, such as the Mayans have echoed that, and it came from the ancient Egyptians Picture Quote #1

When I lived in the U.K., I recorded a lot of ska and rock-steady styles of Jamaican music. But people there weren’t accepting it. So I began using a faster reggae beat Picture Quote #1

Certain artists have a role to echo the echoes of the people and that’s what I’ll be doing on my next album Picture Quote #1

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Christian values were important at home. Cleanliness. Don’t steal. Don’t lie. Those were the rules, and they were strictly enforced. Especially the stealing and lying. When you broke the rules, you got a beating. I always broke the rules a lot Picture Quote #1

I grew up twelve miles outside of Montego Bay. In my early teens, I went to Kingston. It was like a different planet for me. In the country, people are kind. In the city, people are hard an’ cold, like the concrete and steel Picture Quote #1

I have a career, which is important, but my family is the priority. First family, and then career. It’s a delicate balance Picture Quote #1

My pigment is of the earth, and collecting my sacred fire from my solar plexus with the central sun of the earth Picture Quote #1

I would love to see no more ghettos, but the things is, there’s no diplomacy in the ghetto. They want to tell you something, they tell you straight! An upper class, more educated person - they find a diplomatic way to tell you the thing. I love it when you just come heart to heart. That’s the way I knew it coming up, so that’s the way I like it Picture Quote #1

Beyond everything else, that’s one of the things that kept us going, that keeps me going, you know, the eternal love, knowing that I am in the love of the all and all love is in me Picture Quote #1

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I’m very attached to my family and protective of them and miss them, and that situation, my connection with that can make me become very vulnerable Picture Quote #1

Good thinking brings good feeling and good feeling brings good thinking Picture Quote #1

I was a songwriter and I’ve written some good songs, but there are lots of greater songs that I know I have inside yet to come out Picture Quote #1

We need that expression. Whether we want to call it protest or not, we need to express and echo the echoes of the people. Artists need to do that Picture Quote #1

Beyond everything else, that’s one of the things that kept us going, that keeps me going, you know, the eternal love, knowing that I am in the love of the all and all love is in me Picture Quote #1

The love is the part of us that can never go. It’s the essence that was always there, so that can never go Picture Quote #1

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My role is the shepherd’s role. The shepherd is the one who opens the gate and allows the flock to go through and whoever opens the gate has to close it, and the gate is not yet closed Picture Quote #1

I don’t think a songwriter should lose their mojo. In my situation, I’m one of those artists that lasts over a long period rather than have your moment and your moment is gone Picture Quote #1

I was a songwriter and I’ve written some good songs, but there are lots of greater songs that I know I have inside yet to come out Picture Quote #1

I’ve done a lot of things to become what I’ve become, out to create and establish a musical form and I call it movie Picture Quote #1

My pigment is of the earth, and collecting my sacred fire from my solar plexus with the central sun of the earth Picture Quote #1

I love to create and that’s what gives my soul the satisfaction Picture Quote #1

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I think we all have a role to play in life (Jimmy Cliff Quotes) We’re not to be surprised at all what we see happening in every part of the world. It’s a change of the return of things. (Jimmy Cliff Quotes) I am not one of those artists who is cemented in one way. I am able to, you know, make the happy, jovial, lighthearted music too. We need that in life too. So it’s like that to me (Jimmy Cliff Quotes) I had the global outlook that I really wanted to capture the world. I would like the attention of the world at least and I wanted that (Jimmy Cliff Quotes) Everyone needs to realize why am I here? It comes in everyone’s life; you ask why am I here? What am I doing? Once you are able to answer that question for yourself honestly, you have smooth sailing (Jimmy Cliff Quotes) Rome was not built in a day Opposition will come your way But the harder the battle you see It’s the sweeter the victory (Jimmy Cliff Quotes) I’m an artist. And I’m happy that I was there at the commencement of this music, this Jamaican music, to put my contribution and help to establish it (Jimmy Cliff Quotes) In the country, people are kind. In the city, people are hard an’ cold, like the concrete and steel (Jimmy Cliff Quotes) I used to do a little acting in school. It was my first love, and I really thought I would be doing it as a career. I really wanted to complete that part of my ambition. (Jimmy Cliff Quotes) We’re coming into a rebirth of the planet. And some cultures have echoed it, such as the Mayans have echoed that, and it came from the ancient Egyptians. (Jimmy Cliff Quotes) When I lived in the U.K., I recorded a lot of ska and rock-steady styles of Jamaican music. But people there weren’t accepting it. So I began using a faster reggae beat. (Jimmy Cliff Quotes) Certain artists have a role to echo the echoes of the people and that’s what I’ll be doing on my next album (Jimmy Cliff Quotes) Christian values were important at home. Cleanliness. Don’t steal. Don’t lie. Those were the rules, and they were strictly enforced. Especially the stealing and lying. When you broke the rules, you got a beating. I always broke the rules a lot. (Jimmy Cliff Quotes) I grew up twelve miles outside of Montego Bay. In my early teens, I went to Kingston. It was like a different planet for me. In the country, people are kind. In the city, people are hard an’ cold, like the concrete and steel. (Jimmy Cliff Quotes) I have a career, which is important, but my family is the priority. First family, and then career. It’s a delicate balance. (Jimmy Cliff Quotes) My pigment is of the earth, and collecting my sacred fire from my solar plexus with the central sun of the earth. (Jimmy Cliff Quotes) I would love to see no more ghettos, but the things is, there’s no diplomacy in the ghetto. They want to tell you something, they tell you straight! An upper class, more educated person - they find a diplomatic way to tell you the thing. I love it when you just come heart to heart. That’s the way I knew it coming up, so that’s the way I like it. (Jimmy Cliff Quotes) Beyond everything else, that’s one of the things that kept us going, that keeps me going, you know, the eternal love, knowing that I am in the love of the all and all love is in me. (Jimmy Cliff Quotes) I’m very attached to my family and protective of them and miss them, and that situation, my connection with that can make me become very vulnerable. (Jimmy Cliff Quotes) Good thinking brings good feeling and good feeling brings good thinking (Jimmy Cliff Quotes) I was a songwriter and I’ve written some good songs, but there are lots of greater songs that I know I have inside yet to come out. (Jimmy Cliff Quotes) We need that expression. Whether we want to call it protest or not, we need to express and echo the echoes of the people. Artists need to do that (Jimmy Cliff Quotes) Beyond everything else, that’s one of the things that kept us going, that keeps me going, you know, the eternal love, knowing that I am in the love of the all and all love is in me (Jimmy Cliff Quotes) The love is the part of us that can never go. It’s the essence that was always there, so that can never go (Jimmy Cliff Quotes) My role is the shepherd’s role. The shepherd is the one who opens the gate and allows the flock to go through and whoever opens the gate has to close it, and the gate is not yet closed (Jimmy Cliff Quotes) I don’t think a songwriter should lose their mojo. In my situation, I’m one of those artists that lasts over a long period rather than have your moment and your moment is gone (Jimmy Cliff Quotes) I was a songwriter and I’ve written some good songs, but there are lots of greater songs that I know I have inside yet to come out (Jimmy Cliff Quotes) I’ve done a lot of things to become what I’ve become, out to create and establish a musical form and I call it movie (Jimmy Cliff Quotes) My pigment is of the earth, and collecting my sacred fire from my solar plexus with the central sun of the earth (Jimmy Cliff Quotes) I love to create and that’s what gives my soul the satisfaction (Jimmy Cliff Quotes)

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