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THIS IS FOR ANYONE WHO MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO FOLLOW CNN AND DOESNT KNOW THAT MICHAEL JACKSON IS IN THE NEWS AGAIN

QUOTATIONS ATTRIBUTED TO MICHAEL JACKSON, ICON AND STAR
(SOURCE: VARIOUS WEBSITES)

YES ITS BEEN ANOTHER SLOW DAY ON THE RANCH-- HAPY NEW YEAR







I was a veteran, before I was a teenager.

I'm just like anyone. I cut and I bleed. And I embarass easily.

Me and Janet really are two different people.

"It was hard to have your life turn into public property, even if you appreciated that people were interested in you because of your music."

"Even at home, I'm lonely. I sit in my room sometimes and cry. It's so hard to make friends, and there are some things you can't talk to your parents about. I sometimes walk around the
neighborhood at night, just hoping to find someone to talk to. But I just end up coming home."

"It's the worst thing in the world for me to let my fans down."
Add something to these Michael Jackson quotes

A lot of people think that I'm a Michael Jackson impersonator.

A lot of people think that I'm a Michael Jackson impersonator.

One day I was thinking about my own children Prince and Paris, and how I wanted them to think of me when they grow up. To be sure, I would like them to remember how I always wanted them with me wherever I went, how I always tried to put them before everything else. But there are also challenges in their lives. Because my kids are stalked by paparazzi, they can't always go to a park or a movie with me.


So what if they grow older and resent me, and how my choices impacted their youth? 'Why weren't we given an average childhood like all the other kids', they might ask? And at that moment I pray that my children will give me the benefit of the doubt. That they will say to themselves: 'Our daddy did the best he could, given the unique circumstances that he faced. He may not have been perfect, but he was a warm and decent man, who tried to give us all the love in the world.'
I hope that they will always focus on the positive things, on the sacrifices I willingly made for them, and not criticise the things they had to give up, or the errors I've made, and will certainly continue to make, in raising them." - Michael talking to the Oxford Union (2001)
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* "I have a skin disorder that destroys the pigmentation of the skin, it's something that I cannot help. But when people make up stories that I don't want to be who I am it hurts me." - Michael talking to Oprah Winfrey (1992)


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* "I find in animals the same thing I find so wonderful in children. That purity, that honesty, where they don't judge you, don't want anything from you - just to be your friend." - Michael talking to Oprah Winfrey (1992)


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* "I hope this finally puts to rest another rumour that has been in the press for too many years... Me and Janet really are two different people.



... In the past month, I have gone from "where is he?" to "here he is again!" But I must confess it feels good to be thought of as a person, not as a personality. Because...I don't read all the things written about me. I wasn't aware the world thought I was so weird and bizarre, but when you grow up as I did in front of one hundred million people since the age of five, you're automatically different." - Michael accepting a Grammy from Janet (1993)
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* "Like the old Indian proverb says, 'Do not judge a man until you've walked 2 moons in his moccasins'. Most people don't know me, that is why they write such things in which MOST is not true. I cry very often becasue it hurts and I worry about the children all over the world, I live for them. If a man could say nothing against a character but what he can prove, history could not be written. Animals strike, not from malice, but because they want to live, it is the same with those who criticize, they desire our BLOOD, not our pain. But still I must achieve I must seek truth in all things. I must endure for the power I was sent forth, for the world, for the children. But have mercy, for I've been bleeding a long time now." - A letter Michael wrote to the media on the Bad tour (1988)
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* "When I look into the eyes of my son Prince, and daughter Paris, I see miracles and I see beauty." - From the article 'My Childhood, My Sabbath, My Freedom' (2000)
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* "I am not guilty of these allegations, but if I am guilty of anything it is of giving all that I have to give to help children all over the world. It is of loving children of all ages and races. It is of gaining sheer joy from seeing children with their innocent and smiling faces - it is of enjoying through them the childhood that I missed myself." - Michael speaks out against the allegations live from Neverland (1993)
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* "I like all our fans, even the ones who keep calling me cute. But I'm getting bigger every day so they'll have to call me something else!" - Michael in the Jackson 5 years


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* "Lisa's sweet. I like her very much and we are friends. And who knows what tomorrow brings? I have no idea how she feels today. I'll just say that. She comes to my house and sees the children, and we talk on the phone, that sort of thing." - Michael talking to TV Guide (1999)
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* "Yeah - Wacko Jacko, where did that come from?! ... Some English tabloid. I have a heart, I have feelings. I feel it when you do that to me. It's not nice, don't do it. I'm not a wacko." - 20/20 interview with Barbara Walters (1997)
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* "Elizabeth knew many of the things I went through growing up in the spotlight. I can say a few words or just sigh sometimes, and she knows what I'm feeling. It was wonderful to find someone who understood me so well." - Michael tells OK! magazine why he chose Elizabeth Taylor as Prince's godmother (1997)
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* "Well, first I asked... I'm the shyest person in the world. I said to her - we were on the phone - 'If I asked you to marry me, would you?' She said, 'Of course!' Then there was silence. I said, 'Excuse me, I've got to go to the bathroom!' So I came back. I didn't quite know what to say. But that's how it happened." - Ebony magazine tells how he proposed to Lisa Marie (1994)
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* "I wrote Will You Be There at my house in California.... I didn't think about it hard. That's why it's hard to take credit for the songs that I write, because I just always feel that it's done from above. I feel fortunate for being that instrument through which music flows. I'm just the source through which it comes. I can't take credit for it because it's God's work. He's just using me as the messenger..." - Ebony Magazine (1992)
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* "I think I find it more fun to appreciate with family more than anything else. You learn what the real meaning of love is, caring, giving a hundred percent of yourself all the time. So far it's been pretty joyous." - Internet Simulchat, when asked how marriage to Lisa Marie has changed his life (1995)
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* "I had a lot of fun with Lisa Marie on the set. But when the director said "Action," she became very shy. I was giving her a little bit of a hard time, too!" - Simulchat, when asked if he had fun on the set of the Scream video with Lisa Marie (1995)
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* "We would take all the furniture out of the living room and dance. I think you're pretty much born with a gift. I remember making up songs when I was really little. We had a song writing game while we washed the dishes, while we were cleaning. I think most kids don't do that these days." - Simulchat, when asked how he got into music (1995)
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* "Even though the media creates such negative stories, they do it to sell more papers. I'm not trying to put myself in the same category as some other famous people, but it's been done to them, too... Kennedy, Ghandi, even Christ. And I don't want to hear any press stories tomorrow saying that I said I was like Christ!" - Being cute talking about the media in Simulchat (1995)
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* "You don't pay attention to it. You become strong, you move ahead. The best advice I can give is to believe in yourself, know there's a tomorrow, walk tall...don't pay attention to the garbage... it's complete ignorance." - Simulchat, talking about the press
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* "Can I say hello to a couple of my friends? Hello Lisa Marie... hello Paul McCartney... hello, Mrs. Disney... hello to my friends in Gary, Indiana... I can't think of a good joke to say... I want to say I love all of you, all of my fans. Remember, please don't listen to all the garbage that you hear!" - Michael ending the Simulchat (1995)
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* "I would like to be a great entertainer... I want peace for the world and I'd like to own my own mansion one day" - Michael listing 3 wishes in kindergarten (1973, aged 5)
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* "Hi, I'm Michael. I used to be 12 and cute. Now I'm 16 and cute!" - Introducing a J5 show in Vegas
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* "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 dance" - Speaking on tour in 1992
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* "There are times when I wish I weren't so recognisable and I could just go out and have a good time." - Speaking on tour in 1992
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* "Brooke is a nice girl but she's not Elizabeth Taylor." - Speaking of his relationship with Brooke Shields (1992)
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* "This is Muscles and I've trained him to eat interviewers" - Introducing his pet boa constrictor during an interview in 1984
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* "Scotland is... I could eat it, it's so beautiful!" - Stating the obvious on tour in 1992
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* "Sometimes I hate to face the reality of everyday life. There's a reality in films but it's more of another life." - His Grammy acceptance speech for 'ET' (1984)
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* "Sometimes I feel that I should be nearing the end of my life, turning 80 with people patting me on the back. That's what comes from starting so young." - Michael speaking in the 80's
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* "I'm not an angel, I know. I'm not like a Mormon or an Osmond or something where everything's straight... that can be silly" - Michael speaking in the 70's, at the height of the Jackson 5 v Osmonds hype
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* "I'm Peter Pan in my heart" - 'Living With Michael Jackson', Feb '03
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* "Lots of love and humility to my fans throughout the world... your unquestionable support has been my strength over the past year. I may be the captain of my faith, but you provided strength for my soul" - HIStory album booklet sleeve notes
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* "A very special thanks to Lisa Marie... Your being provides the star that brightens my galaxy and the force that strengthens me. Love, Michael." - HIStory album booklet sleeve notes
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Other People:
* "Michael is definitely my biggest influence. I don't think I dance like him though, and if I do to some extent, I can only say that we are brother and sister so the same blood does flow through us, plus we were so close growing up, and we did dance together growing up. But he's an amazing dancer and I don't think I dance anywhere near his ability. He's really an amazing dancer." - Janet Jackson (2001)
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* "No, they just look at each other and masturbate" - Janet answering the question "Do Michael and Lisa Marie have sex?" (1995)
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* "I have married and had a baby with the man I will always love and I am on top of the world. The only time I feel sad is when I see quotes attributed to me that I never said or when I hear late-night comedians taking cheap shots at my husband when they are not true. Don't believe 99 per cent of the garbage you read or hear. I know that we will be under increasing public scrunity and I don't look forward to that, but I know that will always be a part of being married to Michael... I love him even more now than before our son was born. Fatherhood has brought out a very protective streak in him. He is so loving and strong." - Debbie speaking to OK! (1997)
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* "Lisa performed a couple of songs for Michael. It was a fabulous experience, for I think both of them. And Michael really felt really honoured. He was like "wow! I am lucky", you know? And Lisa felt the same." - Brett Strong talking to ET (1994)
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* "What do I love the most about him? Everything! He's amazing, I really admire him. I respect him, I admire him, I'm in love with him... and no, we don't sleep in separate bedrooms, thank you very much! I love everything about him." - Lisa Marie on Prime Time (1995)
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* "Ever since Michael was very young he seemed different to me from the rest of the children." - Katherine Jackson, Michael's mother
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* "I've studied the best. Michael Jackson." - Janet tells of how she learned to entertain
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* "He sang with a certain amount of pain. He was a kid, so where did he get that pain from?" - Berry Gordy, reflecting on the J5 years
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* "Michael Jackson is both the youngest and the oldest and wisest man I have ever met. I'd be proud to have that kid as my son any day." Bruce Swedien, Michael's sound engineer
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* "If ET hadn't come to Elliot's house, he would have come to Michael's. He's sort of like a fawn in a burning forest. It's a nice place where Michael comes from... I wish we could all spend some time in his world." - Steven Spielberg
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* "He is a wonderful mover. He makes these moves up himself, and it is just great to watch." - Fred Astaire
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* "It takes him half an hour to say one word. It's almost like you want to put something in his tea to get him going" - Boy George
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* "Michael has a heightened sensitivity for the crying needs of the world" - Steven Spielberg - HIStory album booklet sleeve notes
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"Michael is highly intelligent, shrewd, intuitive, understanding, sympathetic, and generous to almost a fault of himself. He is honesty personified - painfully honest - and vulnerable to the point of pain. ... What is a genius? What is a living legend? What is a megastar? Michael Jackson - that's all. And just when you think you know him, he gives you more. ... When I hear the name Michael Jackson, I think of brilliance." - Elizabeth Taylor's dedication to Michael - HIStory album booklet sleeve notes
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* "I spent weeks working with Michael on a book about him without seeing him ever wear one of his trademark surgical masks. Then one night, as fans screamed outside his London hotel, he donned a black silk face mask. Lifting the mask's corner he whispered, 'Razzle-dazzle them.' " - Jonathan Margolis
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* "I wanna be like my daddy" - Paris Jackson, when asked what she wanted to be when she grew up (2003)
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* "My name is Prince Michael Jackson and I love my daddy." - Prince Jackson, introducing himself (2003)
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* It's not every day that a man can get up in front of a crowd of people, grab a hold of his family jewels, scream at the top of his lungs, and have women by the truckload faint at his feet in utmost adoration. Not only that: how many men do you know who have been married to two different women, over the course of two years (one of which being Elvis' daughter, Lisa Marie Presley)? He's an all-out lady-killer. - a post on askmen.com
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* He's this strange artistic creature, living in a bubble, barely touched by anything in the outside world - Katharine Hepburn
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Lyrics:
* "Before you judge me try hard to love me. Look within your heart then ask... have you seen my childhood?" - 'Childhood'; HIStory
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* "But they told me a man should be faithful, and walk when not able, and fight to the end... but I'm only human" - 'Will You Be There'; Dangerous
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* "I'm so undemanding, 'cause they say love is blind... I've lived this life pretending I can bear this hurt deep inside..." - 'Someone Put Your Hand Out'; Released for Pepsi sponsorship
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* "Don't walk away... see I just can't find the right thing to say - I try but all my pain gets in the way. Tell me what I have to do so you'll stay... should I get down on my knees and pray?" - 'Don't Walk Away'; Invincible
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* "To escape the world I've got to enjoy this simple dance..." - 'Blood On The Dance Floor'; Blood On The Dance Floor
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* "Lift your head up high and scream out to the world "I know I am someone!" and let the truth unfurl" - 'Wanna Be Startin' Somethin''; Thriller
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* "Have you seen my childhood? I'm searching for that world that I come from. 'Cause I've been looking around in the lost and found of my heart..." - 'Childhood'; HIStory
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* "You put a knife in my back, shot an arrow in me... tell me are you the ghost of jealousy?" - 'Ghosts'; Blood On The Dance Floor
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* "Everyone's taking control of me... seems that the world's got a role for me. I'm so confused - will you show to me you'll be there for me... and care enough to bear me?" - 'Will You Be There'; Dangerous
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* "But if you came to see the truth of purity, it's here inside a lonely heart... so let the performance start " - 'Is It Scary'; Blood On The Dance Floor
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* "To be damned to know hoping is dead and you're doomed, then to scream out and nobody's there..." - 'Little Suzie'; HIStory
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* "The planets are lining up, We're bringing brighter days. They're all in line waiting for you... Can't you see?" - 'Another Part Of Me'; Bad
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* "I can hear your prayers, your burdens I will bear. But first I need your hand then forever can begin" - 'You Are Not Alone'; HIStory
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* "Tell me what has become of my rights - am I invisible 'cause you ignore me? Your proclamation promised me free liberty, now. I'm tired of bein' the victim of shame - you're throwin' me in a class with a bad name... I can't believe this is that land from which I came!" - 'They Don't Care About Us'; HIStory
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* "I used to dream... I used to glance beyond the stars. Now I don't know where we are. Although I know we've drifted far" - 'Earth Song'; HIStory
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* "I'm right back where I wanna be... I'm standin' though you're kickin' me!" - '2Bad'; HIStory
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* "It's slander with the words you use. You're a parasite in black and white - do anything for news. If you don't go and buy it then they won't glorify it. To read it sanctifies it... then why do we keep foolin' ourselves?!" - 'Tabloid Junkie'; HIStory
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* "You want your pot of gold - you'd need the Midas touch. Bet you'd sell your soul 'cause your God is such" - 'Money'; HIStory
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* "People say I'm strange that way 'cause I love such elementary things. It's been my fate to compensate for the childhood I've never known..." - 'Childhood, HIStory';
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* "If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and then make a change" - 'Man In The Mirror'; Bad
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[RobADED]

Hi Khmerhit:
I really didn't realize how many deeply philosophical sayings were attributed to Michael. Have you bound them into a daily devotional guide? I see publishing success written all over that. Any takers out there?
Regards,
RobADED

[khmerhit]

Good idea, RubbaDub--- the little red book of wacko jacko-isms. Could you come to a meeting with my agent in LA next week. We need to talk. We need to put this package together, man!
Regards in adultus educationismus
kh
PS. He is such a good dancer after all, as Astaire says