I'm not saying I'm gonna rule the world but if I keep talking about how dirty it is, someone will have to clean it up.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Persistent criticism of societal flaws can inspire action to fix them.
- In plain terms
- Talking about problems might make someone solve them.
- What can you take from it?
- Voicing issues can lead to solutions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does talking create change?
- Who should clean up society?
Another view
Criticism without a plan often changes nothing.
More from Tupac Shakur
Look, I am selling records. This is what I do for a living. I am selling records. I never thought it was going to be a matter of life and death.
Permalink to quote #397 I live the life of a thug, Live it and Die for it!
Permalink to quote #399 Dont get it twisted this is not my real life, this is not how my real life is suppose to be.
Permalink to quote #396
Related quotes
We are all guilty. We decided to become part of a solution instead of just complaining
Jared LetoJared Leto quote #54 Mock mockers after that That would not lift a hand maybe To help good, wise or great To bar that foul storm out, for we Traffic in mockery.
William Butler YeatsWilliam Butler Yeats quote #122 There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew.
Marshall McLuhanMarshall McLuhan quote #1