Famous quote by Tupac Shakur

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I would rather have been shot straight-up in cold blood-but to be set up? By people who you trusted? Thats bad
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"I would rather have been shot straight-up in cold blood-but to be set up? By people who you trusted? That's bad"

- Tupac Shakur

About this Quote

Tupac Shakur's quote talks to the pain of betrayal. He reveals that he would rather have actually been killed in an uncomplicated way than to have been betrayed by people he relied on. This quote speaks with the deep hurt and dissatisfaction that features being betrayed by someone you thought you could trust. It also talks to the power of trust and how it can be broken in an instant. The quote also talks to the power of loyalty and how it can be benefited from. Tupac Shakur's quote is a pointer that trust is a vulnerable thing and that it need to not be considered granted. It is also a suggestion that betrayal can be a terrible experience and that it can leave long lasting scars.

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Tupac Shakur This quote is written / told by Tupac Shakur between June 16, 1971 and September 13, 1996. He was a famous Musician from USA. The author also have 31 other quotes.

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