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As a child, I had to get up early for school or work. I'd get ready by myself. I'd set my alarm to wake me up very early in the morning, and be off to work, the family driver driving me every morning. I did it alone, my parents never coming in to wake me up.
Janet Jackson
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You get yourself up for it somehow, and your endurance and the crowd gets you up, too.
Janet Jackson
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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.
Janet Jackson
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Too many lives go up in smoke - It's nice to laugh but don't be the joke.
Janet Jackson
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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.
Janet Jackson
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There's other things I'd like to do. I probably won't tour for a very, very long time. It's something that you feel inside and that's the way I've been looking at everything.
Janet Jackson
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You can tell someone who doesn't have love in their life, then someone who is in love.
Janet Jackson
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In complete darkness we are all the same, it is only our knowledge and wisdom that separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you.
Janet Jackson
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I still have certain goals that I want. Grammies... Other awards... an Oscar one day.
Janet Jackson
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Tie me up, tie me down, make me moan real loud.
Janet Jackson
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It has taken me most of my adult life to come to terms with who I am. To do that, I had to break free of attitudes that brought me down.
Janet Jackson
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Fear is the one emotion that unleashed can destroy anything and anyone.
Janet Jackson
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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.
Janet Jackson
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I would hope my legacy would be bringing smiles to faces. Happiness with my music.
Janet Jackson
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I don't see anything wrong with staying young looking as long as you can.
Janet Jackson
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I like to read. Autobiographies.
Janet Jackson
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When you hear bad things about yourself, just put your energies into something else; it's no good crying about it. Just put it into your music - it'll make you stronger.
Janet Jackson
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You can't hold the record forever, and I know that. I'm not stupid.
Janet Jackson
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I've always been a tomboy. I've always liked to wear red, black, and white, and mostly pants.
Janet Jackson
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We're all driven to premieres or nightclubs and seen the rope separating those who can enter and those who can't. Well, there's also velvet rope we have inside of us, keeping others from knowing our feelings.
Janet Jackson
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When I do get married again, I'm just going to take time off.
Janet Jackson
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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.
Janet Jackson
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I love you - but don't touch me.
Janet Jackson
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You don't know how many people come up to me and say, 'This child was conceived listening to you.'
Janet Jackson
