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Despite everything, no one can dictate who you are to other people.
Michael Jackson -
I've been through hell and back. I have, to be honest, and still I'm able to do what I do and nothing can stop me. No one can stop me, no matter what. I stop when I'm ready to stop. You know, and I'm just saying, you know, I will continue to move forward no matter what.
Michael Jackson
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I never think about themes. I let the music create itself. I like it to be a potpourri of all kinds of sounds, all kinds of colors, something for everybody, from the farmer in Ireland to the lady who scrubs toilets in Harlem.
Michael Jackson -
Well, especially now I come to realize - and then - I would do my schooling which was three hours with a tutor and right after that I would go to the recording studio and record, and I'd record for hours and hours until it's time to go to sleep.
Michael Jackson -
Never rush an emotion; everything in life has a rhythm, it is the pauses and silences that speak the truth.
Michael Jackson -
Nothing quenches the thirst like a wheat beer, or sharpens the appetite like an India pale ale. Nothing goes as well with seafood as a dry porter or stout, or accompanies chocolate like an imperial stout. Nothing soothes like a barleywine. These are just a few of the specialty styles of beer.
Michael Jackson -
I just want to bring the world together. Togetherness is what I want for this planet.
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There's a Mother's Day and there's a Father's Day, but there's no Children's Day. It would mean a lot. World peace.
Michael Jackson
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I believe in my heart that the music community will come together as one and rally to the aid of thousands of innocent victims, ... There is a tremendous need for relief dollars right now and through this effort each one of us can play an immediate role in helping comfort so many people.
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They say that parenting is like dancing. You take one step, your child takes another.
Michael Jackson -
I look at things and try to imagine what is possible and then hope to surpass those boundaries.
Michael Jackson -
A lot of people think that I'm a Michael Jackson impersonator.
Michael Jackson -
Culture changes, fashions change, customs change. Great music is immortal.
Michael Jackson -
They didn't trademark everything back then. Now someone farts and they put a TM after it. Even Miller Lite says 'A Fine Pilsner Beer' on the label. It is a crime.
Michael Jackson
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Leinenkugels makes better beer now that Miller bought them. It will license insecure people to like craft beers.
Michael Jackson -
Entertainment is about taking people away from the regular order of things when there is some chaos and pain and stress.
Michael Jackson -
My fans are activists they will fight with you to defend me.
Michael Jackson -
No one can quite say what the creative process is. Because I have nothing to do with it of course. It's created in space. It's God's work, not mine.
Michael Jackson -
I'm crazy about Steven Spielberg. Another inspiration for me, and I don't know where it came from, is children. If I'm down, I'll take a book with children's pictures and look at it and it will just lift me up. Being around children is magic.
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The Bee Gees who are brilliant, I just love great music.
Michael Jackson
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When I was small I didn't really know what i was doing. I just sang and it came out sounding pretty good. I just do it and it happens.
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I am bewildered at the length to which people will go to portray me so negatively.
Michael Jackson -
You never know how long you have with someone, so don’t forget to say I love you while you can.
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I'm actually relaxed onstage. Totally relaxed. It's nice. I feel relaxed in the studio too. I know whether something feels right. If it doesn't, I know how to fix it. Everything has to be in place and if it is you feel good, you feel fulfilled.
Michael Jackson