Michael Jackson Famous Quotes.
Michael Jackson, the King of Pop has dominated the music industry with his magical and unique style of performing and singing. But who was the real person behind King of Pop title. Here I have included some famous, quite interesting and inspiring quotes from Michael Jackson. Perhaps you will get an idea of the type of person he really were through some of his own words spoken during his lifetime.
"In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe." - MJ
"If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with."
"My goal in life is to give to the world what I was lucky to receive: the ecstasy of divine union through my music and my dance."
"Lies run sprints, but the truth runs marathons. The truth will win this marathon in court."
"Children show me in their playful smiles the divine in everyone. This simple goodness shines straight from their hearts and only asks to be lived."
"Let us dream of tomorrow where we can truly love from the soul, and know love as the ultimate truth at the heart of all creation."
"I see God in the face of children. If there were no children on this Earth, if somebody announced that all kids are dead, I would jump off the balcony immediately. I'm done." - Michael Jackson (In British TV documentary by Martin Bashir, February 2003)
"I love E. T. 'cos it reminds me of me. Someone from another world coming down and you becoming friends with them and this person is, like, 800 years old and he's filling you with all kinds of wisdom and he can teach you to fly. That whole fantasy thing which I think is great. I mean, who don't wanna fly?" - MJ (Interview in Smash Hits, January 20, 1983 - Jackson collaborated with E. T. director Steven Spielberg on the E. T. Storybook album and also narrated it)
"Our parents taught us to always be respectful and, no matter what you do, to give it everything you have. Be the best, not the second best." - Michael Jackson (USA Today interview 2001.)
"When you just look out over the stage, as far as the naked eye could see, you see people. And it's a wonderful feeling, but it came with a lot of pain, a lot of pain." - Michael Jackson (Speaking to Ebony magazine in 2008.)
"I'd slit my wrists rather than hurt a child. I could never do that. No-one will ever know how much these wicked rumours have hurt me." - Michael Jackson (Daily Mirror interview 1999.)
"They used to call me a 45-year-old midget wherever I went." - Michael Jackson (On being called an old soul in a little body when he was little, Oprah Winfrey interview 1993.)
"When I saw him move I was mesmerized. I've never seen a performer perform like James Brown and right then and there I knew that that was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life."
"I have spent my entire life helping millions of children across the world. I would never harm a child. It is unfortunate that some individuals have seen fit to come forward and make a complaint that is completely false. Years ago, I settled with certain individuals because I was concerned about my family and the media scrutiny that would have ensued if I fought the matter in court. These people wanted to exploit my concern for children by threatening to destroy what I believe in and what I do. I have been a vulnerable target for those who want money."
"Just because you read it in a magazine or see it on a TV screen doesn't make it factual. To buy it is to feed it." - MJ (about tabloid magazines.)
"People think they know me, but they don't. Not really. Actually, I am one of the loneliest people on this earth. I cry sometimes, because it hurts. It does. To be honest, I guess you could say that it hurts to be me."
"The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work."
"I was a veteran before I was a teenager."
"I go around the world dealing with running and hiding... I can't take a walk in the park. I can't go to the store... I have to hide in the room. You feel like you're in prison."
"I wanted to have a place that I could create everything that I never had as a child. So, you see rides. You see animals. There's a movie theater. I was always on tour, traveling."
"I'm just like anyone. I cut and I bleed. And I embarass easily."
"Just because it's in print doesn't mean it's the gospel. People write negatives things, cause they feel that's what sells. Good news to them, doesn't sell."
"Yeah, Wacko Jacko, where did that come from? Some English tabloid. I have a heart and I have feelings. I feel that when you do that to me. It's not nice."
"I just want to say to fans in every corner of the earth, every nationality, every race, every language: I love you from the bottom of my heart. I would love your prayers and your goodwill, and please be patient and be with me and believe in me because I am completely, completely innocent. But please know a lot of conspiracy is going on as we speak." - MJ (imdb.com) "Everything that I love is behind those gates. We have elephants, and giraffes, and crocodiles, and every kind of tigers and lions. And - and we have bus loads of kids, who don`t get to see those things. They come up sick children, and enjoy it."
"I`m a visionary and a creative person. God blessed me with certain talents. I hate to use an analogy, but Walt Disney was creative but not good with business. His brother Roy handled the books. He loved creating family-oriented entertainment and so do I. I feel that was a gift and I have that gift also. I`m very honored to have been chosen."
"I`m happy to be alive, I`m happy to be who I am."
"I`m never pleased with anything, I`m a perfectionist, It`s part of who I am."
"But I will never stop helping and loving people the way Jesus said to."
"The meaning of life is contained in every single expression of life. It is present in the infinity of forms and phenomena that exist in all of creation."
"I'll always be Peter Pan in my heart."
"You ain't seen nothing yet, and the best is yet to come." - MJ (1999)
Michael Jackson was a true humanitarian who loved helping and giving to people, especially those that needed it the most. He is listed in Guinness Book of Records as giving the most money to charities all over the world. More and more people are realizing the truth about who Michael Jackson really were, but sadly only now after his death. The world has lost a truly remarkable person, one of a kind, a genius in his own way and the greatest entertainer in the world. The King of Pop will be remembered and will continue to inspire millions of lives for future generations to come, with his amazing and magical legacy.
"In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe." - MJ
"If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with."
"My goal in life is to give to the world what I was lucky to receive: the ecstasy of divine union through my music and my dance."
"Lies run sprints, but the truth runs marathons. The truth will win this marathon in court."
"Children show me in their playful smiles the divine in everyone. This simple goodness shines straight from their hearts and only asks to be lived."
"Let us dream of tomorrow where we can truly love from the soul, and know love as the ultimate truth at the heart of all creation."
"I see God in the face of children. If there were no children on this Earth, if somebody announced that all kids are dead, I would jump off the balcony immediately. I'm done." - Michael Jackson (In British TV documentary by Martin Bashir, February 2003)
"I love E. T. 'cos it reminds me of me. Someone from another world coming down and you becoming friends with them and this person is, like, 800 years old and he's filling you with all kinds of wisdom and he can teach you to fly. That whole fantasy thing which I think is great. I mean, who don't wanna fly?" - MJ (Interview in Smash Hits, January 20, 1983 - Jackson collaborated with E. T. director Steven Spielberg on the E. T. Storybook album and also narrated it)
"Our parents taught us to always be respectful and, no matter what you do, to give it everything you have. Be the best, not the second best." - Michael Jackson (USA Today interview 2001.)
"When you just look out over the stage, as far as the naked eye could see, you see people. And it's a wonderful feeling, but it came with a lot of pain, a lot of pain." - Michael Jackson (Speaking to Ebony magazine in 2008.)
"I'd slit my wrists rather than hurt a child. I could never do that. No-one will ever know how much these wicked rumours have hurt me." - Michael Jackson (Daily Mirror interview 1999.)
"They used to call me a 45-year-old midget wherever I went." - Michael Jackson (On being called an old soul in a little body when he was little, Oprah Winfrey interview 1993.)
"When I saw him move I was mesmerized. I've never seen a performer perform like James Brown and right then and there I knew that that was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life."
"I have spent my entire life helping millions of children across the world. I would never harm a child. It is unfortunate that some individuals have seen fit to come forward and make a complaint that is completely false. Years ago, I settled with certain individuals because I was concerned about my family and the media scrutiny that would have ensued if I fought the matter in court. These people wanted to exploit my concern for children by threatening to destroy what I believe in and what I do. I have been a vulnerable target for those who want money."
"Just because you read it in a magazine or see it on a TV screen doesn't make it factual. To buy it is to feed it." - MJ (about tabloid magazines.)
"People think they know me, but they don't. Not really. Actually, I am one of the loneliest people on this earth. I cry sometimes, because it hurts. It does. To be honest, I guess you could say that it hurts to be me."
"The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work."
"I was a veteran before I was a teenager."
"I go around the world dealing with running and hiding... I can't take a walk in the park. I can't go to the store... I have to hide in the room. You feel like you're in prison."
"I wanted to have a place that I could create everything that I never had as a child. So, you see rides. You see animals. There's a movie theater. I was always on tour, traveling."
"I'm just like anyone. I cut and I bleed. And I embarass easily."
"Just because it's in print doesn't mean it's the gospel. People write negatives things, cause they feel that's what sells. Good news to them, doesn't sell."
"Yeah, Wacko Jacko, where did that come from? Some English tabloid. I have a heart and I have feelings. I feel that when you do that to me. It's not nice."
"I just want to say to fans in every corner of the earth, every nationality, every race, every language: I love you from the bottom of my heart. I would love your prayers and your goodwill, and please be patient and be with me and believe in me because I am completely, completely innocent. But please know a lot of conspiracy is going on as we speak." - MJ (imdb.com) "Everything that I love is behind those gates. We have elephants, and giraffes, and crocodiles, and every kind of tigers and lions. And - and we have bus loads of kids, who don`t get to see those things. They come up sick children, and enjoy it."
"I`m a visionary and a creative person. God blessed me with certain talents. I hate to use an analogy, but Walt Disney was creative but not good with business. His brother Roy handled the books. He loved creating family-oriented entertainment and so do I. I feel that was a gift and I have that gift also. I`m very honored to have been chosen."
"I`m happy to be alive, I`m happy to be who I am."
"I`m never pleased with anything, I`m a perfectionist, It`s part of who I am."
"But I will never stop helping and loving people the way Jesus said to."
"The meaning of life is contained in every single expression of life. It is present in the infinity of forms and phenomena that exist in all of creation."
"I'll always be Peter Pan in my heart."
"You ain't seen nothing yet, and the best is yet to come." - MJ (1999)
Michael Jackson was a true humanitarian who loved helping and giving to people, especially those that needed it the most. He is listed in Guinness Book of Records as giving the most money to charities all over the world. More and more people are realizing the truth about who Michael Jackson really were, but sadly only now after his death. The world has lost a truly remarkable person, one of a kind, a genius in his own way and the greatest entertainer in the world. The King of Pop will be remembered and will continue to inspire millions of lives for future generations to come, with his amazing and magical legacy.
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