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Over the years, a lot of rapp...

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.

Rodney King 32 quotes

People look at me like I shou...

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.

Rodney King 32 quotes

Obama, he wouldn't have been ...

Obama, he wouldn't have been in office without what happened to me and a lot of black people before me. He would never have been in that situation, no doubt in my mind. He would get there eventually, but it would have been a lot longer. So I am glad for what I went through. It opened the doors for a lot of people.

Rodney King 32 quotes

Waking up sober is a good day...

Waking up sober is a good day. I love being able to wake up and do positive things, to go to the gym.

Rodney King 32 quotes

People, I just want to say, c...

People, I just want to say, can we all get along? Can we get along?

Rodney King 32 quotes

When I leave here, when my fi...

When I leave here, when my final day on this earth is up, I want to leave in peace. I want to have peace in my heart.

Rodney King 32 quotes

As far as having peace within...

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.

Rodney King 32 quotes

I'm a religious person. I rem...

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.

Rodney King 32 quotes

What I've learned to do is ar...

What I've learned to do is arrest my addiction - arrest it myself, so I don't get arrested.

Rodney King 32 quotes

We wouldn't be as far along a...

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.

Rodney King 32 quotes

I don't see how you can grow ...

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.

Rodney King 32 quotes

The trouble that they see me ...

The trouble that they see me in is a part of my life that I'm working on.

Rodney King 32 quotes

I had to learn to forgive. I ...

I had to learn to forgive. I couldn't sleep at night. I got ulcers. I had to let go, to let God deal with it. No one wants to be mad in their own house. I didn't want to be angry my whole life. It takes so much energy out of you to be mean.

Rodney King 32 quotes

It's not painful to relive it...

It's not painful to relive it. I'm comfortable with my position in American history.

Rodney King 32 quotes

I sometimes feel like I'm cau...

I sometimes feel like I'm caught in a vise. Some people feel like I'm some kind of hero. Others hate me.

Rodney King 32 quotes

You know, before when (the po...

You know, before when (the police went) to work, they used to be like, 'I'm gonna kick somebody's ass today and so I hope I can catch somebody in a bad situation or breaking the law, because I'm gonna beat someone's ass in a big way, I think that attitude has changed.

Rodney King 32 quotes

When I leave here, when my fin...

When I leave here, when my final day on this earth is up, I want to leave in peace. I want to have peace in my heart.

Rodney King 32 quotes

I realize I will always be the...

I realize I will always be the poster child for police brutality, but I can try to use that as a positive force for healing and restraint.

Rodney King 32 quotes

I'm a religious person. I reme...

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.

Rodney King 32 quotes

As far as having peace within ...

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.

Rodney King 32 quotes

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