Michael Jackson quotes - page 6

I'm never pleased with anything, I'm a perfectionist, it's part of who I am. (Michael Jackson)
There were times when I had great times with my brothers, pillow fights and things, but I was, used to always cry from loneliness.
Michael Jackson
People write negatives things, cause they feel that's what sells. Good news to them, doesn't sell.
Michael Jackson
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.
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I wake up from dreams and go, 'Wow, put this down on paper'. The whole thing is strange. You hear the words, everything is right there in front of your face.
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Music has been my outlet, my gift to all of the lovers in this world. Through it - my music, I know I will live forever.
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I have a skin disorder that destroys the pigmentation of my skin, it's something that I cannot help, OK?
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And I remember going to the record studio and there was a park across the street and I'd see all the children playing and I would cry because it would make me sad that I would have to work instead.
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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.
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Well, you don't get to do things that other children get to do, having friends and slumber parties and buddies. There were none of that for me. I didn't have friends when I was little. My brothers were my friends.
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I just wish I could understand my father. (Michael Jackson)
OK, number one. There, as I know of, there is no such thing as skin bleaching... I have a skin disorder that destroys the pigmentation of the skin, it's something that I cannot help, OK? But, when people make up stories that I don't want to be who I am, it hurts me. It's a problem for me, I can't control it.
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This is what you love. This is your obsession, I know what it's like to be different. Embrace it.
Michael Jackson
Even if you're sweeping floors or painting ceilings, do it better than anybody in the world, no matter what it is that you do. Be the best at it, and have a respect for others, and be proud of yourself.
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Michael Jackson: There's a time for this, and this you should not do. You should not go out and say, 'Oh he's Jacko'. I'm not a "Jacko."
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Yeah, I think James Brown is a genius you know, when he's with the Famous Flames, unbelievable. I used to watch him on television and I used to get angry at the cameraman because whenever he would really start to dance they would be on a close-up so I couldn't see his feet. I'd shout "show him show him," so I could watch and learn.
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I'm starting with the man in the mirror I'm asking him to change his ways And no message could have been any clearer If you want to make the world a better place.
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When I take on a project, I really put my soul into it. I'd die for it. That's how I am.
Michael Jackson
Don't come back to the pack and be normal for the sake of blending in with others.
Michael Jackson
I am speechless about the idea of putting music fans in jail for downloading music. It is wrong to illegally download, but the answer cannot be jail. Here in America we create new opportunities out of adversity, not punitive laws, and we should look to new technologies like Apple's new Music Store for solutions. This way, innovation continues to be the hallmark of America. It is the fans that drive the success of the music business.
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Wanna Be Startin' Somethin. (Michael Jackson)
The minute I started breaking the all-time record in record sales-I broke Elvis's records, I broke Beatles records-the minute it became the all-time best-selling album in the history of the Guinness Book of World Records, overnight they called me a freak. They called me a homosexual. They called me a child molester. They said I bleached my skin. They made everything to turn the public against me.
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Walters: How do you feel when people call you..
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Your curiosity is your greatest gift. Use it to expand your scope. Ordinary people won't understand your insatiable thirst for excellence. They won't bother to keep striving because it's too onerous, too difficult.
Michael Jackson
You've got to study all the greats. You've got to learn what made them successful and what made them unsuccessful.
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