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Jimmy Cliff Quotes

1944–2025 Jamaica

James Chambers (30 July 1944 – 24 November 2025), known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician.

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It's always good to revisit the past — to know where we are today.

Wonderful world, beautiful people
You and your girl, things could be pretty
But underneath this there is a secret
That nobody can reveal

Wonderful World, Beautiful People (1969)

I grew up in a condition where I could have chosen to go either way — negatively or postively — and so I kind of chose to go positive — and that stayed with me through my life — always have to have a positive outlook on whatever situation there is — and so it comes out in my music.

Many rivers to cross
But I can't seem to find my way over
Wandering I am lost
As I travel along the white cliffs of Dover

Many Rivers to Cross (1969)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jimmy Cliff (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.