Janet Jackson Quotes
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My brothers were gone on tour a lot, and I would miss them so much.
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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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Dreams can become a reality when we possess a vision that is characterized by the willingness to work hard, a desire for excellence, and a belief in our right and our responsiblity to be equal members of society.
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I don't believe in luck. ... It's persistence, hard work, and not forgetting your dream.
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I work with a lot of different charities, and by that I don't mean merely by giving money, but by really getting involved hands-on. I've always said that one of the reasons why I was put on this Earth was to help people. That's something I've always enjoyed both here in America and if I have the opportunity when I'm traveling out of the country. For example, I like to visit orphanages to spend time with the children. That's very important to me.
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I can be happy with who I am, not what I should be, or what I might have been, or what someone tells me I must be.
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The greatest achievement to any human being is to love God, yourself, and others.
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I have so much more confidence in myself now than I ever did before.
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There are two sides of the Velvet Rope. Those who want to be on the other side and those who are on the other side.
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I have met Mariah before and she's really cool and so funny. Everyone has been given the wrong impression of her, and maybe it is her doing. But you have to remember that celebrities are always in the spotlight and are sometimes forced to conduct themselves in a different way than they normally do. That's how it is in the business. I have met artists who are real divas, but Mariah Carey is not one of them. She is a very sweet person, and what nobody sees off camera is the real person she is on the inside.
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When I finally make up my mind that I want to do something, it's never been hard for me to do.
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I like myself a lot more than I used to. I had a very difficult time in my twenties especially. It was hard for me to look in the mirror and find something that I liked about myself.
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I can feel your body pressed against my body. When you start to poundin', love to feel you throbbin'.
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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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If I wasn't singing, I'd probably be, probably an accountant.
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Acceptance is right. Kindness is right. Love is right. I pray, right now, that we're moving into a kinder time when prejudice is overcome by understanding; when narrow-mindedness, and narrow-minded bigotry is overwhelmed by open-hearted empathy; when the pain of judgmentalism is replaced by the purity of love.
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Every body type is different - that's what makes you unique. What makes you special is you, and you are different from the next person.
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I would hope my legacy would be bringing smiles to faces. Happiness with my music.
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Believe in yourself. Have faith in yourself because no one else is going to.
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I feel everyone is put here for a reason. Everyone has a calling. I always thought my real calling was to help other people.
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I still have certain goals that I want. Grammies... Other awards... an Oscar one day.
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People do see me as sweet and innocent. Not to say that I am not those things. But I have other sides to me.
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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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When I'm feeling down on myself or not feeling good about who I am, or maybe something happened and I'm feeling depressed, I eat to fill that void. Afterwards I'll beat myself up about it. I regret doing it, but I'll turn around and do it again.