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Singer-songwriter

Michael Jackson, known as the 'King of Pop', was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and music producer. Born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana, he passed away on June 25, 2009. Jackson's career spanned over four decades, and he achieved immense success not only in music but also in dance, fashion, and philanthropy.

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Famous Michael Jackson Quotes

“With acting, it's like becoming another person. I think that's neat, especially when you totally forget. If you totally forget, which I love to do, that's when it's magic.”

Ifs Thinking Persons Forget Acting Magic Becoming Neat

Book:Existential Anthropology: Events, Exigencies, and Effects

Source: Existential Anthropology: Events, Exigencies, and Effects

“I think the actor or performer should be - to touch that truth inside of a person. Touch that reality so much that they become a part of what you're going and you can take them anywhere you want to.”

Thinking Want Should Persons Reality Actors Performers

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“Going to my shows, it's like a religious experience, because you come out, you go in one person, you come out a different person.”

Persons Different Shows Religious Religious Experience

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“The color of a person's skin had nothing to do with the content of their character.”

Persons Character Color Skins

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“I would just go in my room and just scream out of anger because I didn't understand how a person could be so vicious and mean.”

Mean Persons Rooms Scream Vicious

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“It's a complete lie, why do people buy these papers? It's not the truth I'm here to say. You know, don't judge a person, do not pass judgement, unless you have talked to them one on one. I don't care what the story is, do not judge them because it is a lie.”

People Knows Persons Stories Care Lying Judging Paper Don't Care I Don't Care Judgement Papers One On One Do Not Judge

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“You know, let's put it this way, if all the people in Hollywood who have had plastic surgery, if they went on vacation, there wouldn't be a person left in town.”

People Ifs Knows Way Persons Left Hollywood Towns Vacation Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery

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“When I step out on stage in front of thousands of people, I don't feel that I'm being brave. It can take much more courage to express true feelings to one person. [...] In spite of the risks, the courage to be honest and intimate opens the way to self-discovery. It offers what we all want, the promise of love.”

People Way Want Love Feels Persons Self Feelings Age Steps Courage Risk Stage Honest Fronts Promise Offers Discovery Brave Self Discovery Being Honest Intimate Spite True Feelings

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“I believe in the Bible and I try to follow the Bible. I know I'm an imperfect person … I'm not making myself an angel because I'm not an angel and I'm not a devil either. I try to be the best I can and I try to do what I think is right.”

Thinking Knows Trying Believe Persons I Can I Believe Simple Devil Angel I Believe In Being The Best Imperfect Imperfect Person

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“I'm a person of the arts. I love the arts very, very, very much. And ah, I'm a musician, I'm a director, I'm a writer, I'm a composer, I'm a producer, and I love the medium. I love film very, very much. I think it's the most expressive of all of the art mediums.”

Thinking Persons Art Film Directors Musician Mediums Producers Composer Expressive Love Films

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“What I enjoy most about performing is making people happy. Just to make a person smile means more to me than anything.”

People Mean Persons Enjoy Performing Making People Happy

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“I’m just a person who wants to be honest and do good, make people happy and give them the greatest sense of escapism through the talent God has given me. That’s where my heart is, that’s all I want to do. Just let me share and give, put a smile on people’s faces and make their hearts feel happy.”

People Want Giving Feels Heart Persons Faces Given Share Honest Talent My Heart Let Me Being Honest Escapism Making People Happy

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“You know, don't judge a person, do not pass judgement, unless you have talked to them one on one.”

Knows Persons Judging Judgement One On One Do Not Judge Passing Judgment

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“I believe in wishes and in a person's ability to make a wish come true, I really do. And a wish is more than a wish.. it's a goal that your conscience and subconscience can help make reality.”

Believe Persons Helping Dream Reality I Believe Wish Goal Ability Conscience I Believe In Make A Wish Wishes Come True

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“How would I like to be remembered? As a person who came and brought light to the world, some escapism. Also as the voice for the voiceless children, because I love them.”

World Children Persons Light Voice Remembered Escapism Voiceless

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“We can program ourselves to be the person we want to be, whatever the subject matter is, live in it by a mental physical program - a system of learning and doing. Studying all the greats in that field and becoming greater. I believe we are powerful, but we don't use our minds to full capacity. Your mind is powerful enough to help you attain whatever you want.”

Want Mind Believe Persons Matter Enough Helping Use I Believe Powerful Study Greater Subjects Fields Becoming Capacity Program Subject Matter

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“I just can't conceive of how a person could hate another because of skin color. I love every race on the planet earth.”

Persons Earth Hate Race Color Planets Skins Planet Earth Skin Color

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“I'm a strong person. I'm a warrior and I know what is inside of me.”

Knows Persons Strong Warrior Strong Person

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“They hunt you. It's terrible... They never think about how the person feels about what they write.”

Thinking Feels Writing Persons Terrible Hunts Tabloids

Author:Michael Jackson

About the Author

Born: August 29, 1958
Died: June 25, 2009
Known for: Singer-songwriter
Quotes: 556

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