“My mama always used to tell me: 'If you can't find somethin' to live for, you best find somethin' to die for.”

—  Tupac Shakur

Variant: My Mama used to tell me if u can’t find something to live for, you best find something to die for.
Source: Resurrection, 1971-1996

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