Words matter. These are the best Rodney King Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I tell myself time heals. It really does.
People, I just want to say, can we all get along? Can we get along?
As a black man, you run from the cops. It’s different now, but back when I was coming up, you run.
We wouldn’t be as far along as a country if we didn’t take on some of Martin Luther King’s ways that he instilled in us.
I don’t see how you can grow as a world without being able to get along with people. So many people is hating out there and it’s not making a difference.
Can we all get along?
It’s not painful to relive it. I’m comfortable with my position in American history.
I’m a religious person. I remember my mom told me: ‘Vengeance belongs to God. It’s up to him to wreak vengeance.’ It’s hard for me to get to that point, but that’s the work of God.
As far as having peace within myself, the one way I can do that is forgiving the people who have done wrong to me. It causes more stress to build up anger. Peace is more productive.
For a long time, sure, I was letting the pressure of being Rodney King get to me. It ain’t easy. Even now, I walk into a place wondering, ‘What people are thinking? Do they know who I am? What do they think about what happened? Do they blame me for the all those people who died?’
Nice guys just don’t finish first in the music industry.
People look at me like I should have been like Malcolm X or Martin Luther King or Rosa Parks. I should have seen life like that and stay out of trouble, and don’t do this and don’t do that. But it’s hard to live up to some people’s expectations.
Over the years, a lot of rappers – Lil’ Wayne, Ice Cube – have used my name in their songs. I’m a real touchstone of history.
I saw my hometown burning that day.
I sometimes feel like I’m caught in a vise. Some people feel like I’m some kind of hero. Others hate me.
