Janet Jackson quotes - page 3

Big sisters and brothers... I am telling you, it never changes. (Janet Jackson)
All those songs reflect all the people that live within me.
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I truly felt that was going to be my last tour. So here we are again and I'm saying this will probably be my last tour. That's truly the way I'm looking at it.
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I wanted to talk about my life. There is so much. I was 18 when I made the record, and I had a lot to say.
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I've never been into what am I going to do next, trying to reinvent myself.
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Competition is great. And as long as it's friendly and not a malicious thing, then I think it's cool.
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I wanted to be on my own and get out of the house. We were the kind of kids that - we - obeyed our parents. If they said no, you don't ask why.
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You dont have to hold on to the pain, to hold on to the memory.
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You can tell someone who doesn't have love in their life, then someone who is in love.
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I always get bored with my hair. That's why I would always change it throughout my career.
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I'm happy with the people that I have around me. And they've been friends of mine since I was young, for a very long time. (Janet Jackson)
Recording is more autobiographical than acting. It's me - either how I'm feeling then or once felt at some point in my life. It's all me.
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I don't have a lot of friends.
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Food has always brought me comfort and the bingeing is triggered when I'm in a space that is not positive.
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People tend to put entertainers on pedestals. We're human beings, just like you. You may see us smiling, and whether we have money or not, we still have bills to pay, we still have our stresses. I think a lot of people want to focus on others' shortcomings to make themselves feel better. And it's a very sad thing.
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You can't hold the record forever, and I know that. I'm not stupid.
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I'm just trying to get used to living on a fixed income. Now, it's going to get unfixed.
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I think it's been a little difficult at times for the audience, because they've told me they see me as a family member. So to see your little sister sing about sex... I think they are pretty used to it now.
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There are people that regardless of what it is, if it's something that's stressful, whatever it may be, they don't eat, they lose a lot of weight, a divorce, they get real thin. I'm the opposite.
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People can have rhinoceros skin, but there's a point when something's going to hurt you.
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Another side to me is this very sexual being. When I look back on my life, it's always been there. It's been there since I was 10 years old, having the imagination that I had. (Janet Jackson)
I've never been one for keeping a journal, so my songs were my journals. They allowed me to express my feelings and let people know what was going on with me. I knew that somebody would relate.
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By age seven, I used to comb my hair for performances, just pull my hair up into a bun. Granted, it wasn't a very intricate hairstyle. Still, to be that responsible and disciplined at age seven is unusual.
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Touring is very grueling. It's very taxing on the body and living out of your suitcase, going from city to city, night after night. It's a tough job.
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In 1977, at age ten, I was cast on the TV sitcom 'Good Times.' My character was Penny, an abused child in desperate need of love. I really didn't want to do the show. I didn't want to be away from my family.
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