A MOTHER'S LOVE
My mother was a great provider. If she found out that one of us had an interest in something, she would encourage it if there was any possible way. If I developed an interest in movie stars, for instance, she'd come home with an armful of books about famous stars. Even with nine children she treated each of us like an only child. There isn't one of us who's ever forgotten what a hard worker and great provider she was. It's an old story. Every child thinks their mother is the greatest mother in the world, but we Jacksons never lost that feeling. Because of Katherine's gentleness, warmth, and attention, I can't imagine what it must be like to grow up without a mother's love.
The lessons she taught us were invaluable. Kindness, love, and consideration for other people headed her list. Don't hurt people. Never beg. Never freeload. Those were sins at our house. She always wanted us to give, but she never wanted us to ask or beg. That's the way she is.
I remember a good story about my mother that illustrates her nature. One day, back in Gary, when I was real little, this man knocked on everybody's door early in the morning. He was bleeding so badly you could see where he'd been around the neighbourhood. No one would let him in. Finally he got to our door and he started banging and knocking. Mother let him in at once. Now, most people would have been too afraid to do that, but that's my mother. I can remember waking up and finding blood on our floor. I wish we could all be more like Mom.
Publicerat det: 2013-02-13 | Klockan: 18:53:00 | Kategori: Hans egna ord
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I CAN MAKE A START
I know I can't heal the whole world, mother, but I can at least... I can make a start.
Publicerat det: 2013-02-10 | Klockan: 01:05:00 | Kategori: Hans egna ord
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GIVING BACK
I wrote "We are the world" with Lionel Richie after seeing the appalling news footage of starving people in Ethiopia and the Sudan. I hate to see suffering, I hate to see people in need, and I feel God gave me a gift, and I have to use it responsibly by giving back, and I'll do it until I have pennies left or the good Lord calls me home.
Publicerat det: 2013-02-04 | Klockan: 16:35:08 | Kategori: Hans egna ord
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BLOOD AND SOUL
"Sometimes when you're treated unfairly it makes you stronger and more determined. I admire that kind of strength. People who have it take a stand and put their blood and soul into what they believe."
Publicerat det: 2013-02-01 | Klockan: 19:03:00 | Kategori: Hans egna ord
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DREAM
My biggest dream is one day for Prince and Paris to say to somebody, "He was the best dad". I would just start crying, just weeping, that's my reward.
Publicerat det: 2013-01-19 | Klockan: 21:56:00 | Kategori: Hans egna ord
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TRUTH IN INNOCENCE
It’s easy to mistake being innocent for being simpleminded or naive. We all want to seem sophisticated; we all want to seem street-smart. To be innocent is to be "out of it."
Yet there is a deep truth in innocence. A baby looks in his mother’s eyes, and all he sees is love. As innocence fades away, more complicated things take its place. We think we need to outwit others and scheme to get what we want. We begin to spend a whole lot of energy protecting ourselves. Then life turns into a struggle. People have no choice but to be street-smart. How else can they survive?
When you get right down to it, survival means seeing things the way they really are and responding. It means being open. And that’s what innocence is. It’s simple and trusting like a child, not judgmental and committed to one narrow point of view. If you are locked into a pattern of thinking and responding, your creativity gets blocked. You miss the freshness and magic of the moment. Learn to be innocent again, and that freshness never fades.
Yet there is a deep truth in innocence. A baby looks in his mother’s eyes, and all he sees is love. As innocence fades away, more complicated things take its place. We think we need to outwit others and scheme to get what we want. We begin to spend a whole lot of energy protecting ourselves. Then life turns into a struggle. People have no choice but to be street-smart. How else can they survive?
When you get right down to it, survival means seeing things the way they really are and responding. It means being open. And that’s what innocence is. It’s simple and trusting like a child, not judgmental and committed to one narrow point of view. If you are locked into a pattern of thinking and responding, your creativity gets blocked. You miss the freshness and magic of the moment. Learn to be innocent again, and that freshness never fades.
Publicerat det: 2013-01-15 | Klockan: 18:06:00 | Kategori: Hans egna ord
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INTRO
Chris Tucker: *Random noises* Awww man! Ugh, look at that girl right there! Goodness gracious! Ugh, that girl fine, man, look at her. Ohhh, she just too fine, she know she fine, too.
MJ: She is bangin'.
Chris: Oooooh, she's off the hook!
Michael: She looks good. *Chuckles*
Chris: Ugh!
Michael: You're right. *Chuckles*
Chris: Ugh mmm mmm mmm. I bet you nobody can get that girl.
Michael: Chris, I can get her.
Chris: Pft! Can't get that girl, oh Mike, I guarantee you can't get that girl!
Michael: Watch me get that girl.
Chris: I bet you Never Neverland you can't.
Michael: I can get her.
Chris: Alright. Shamone. Shamone!
Michael: Watch.
*YOU ROCK MY WORLD STARTS TO PLAY*
Publicerat det: 2013-01-12 | Klockan: 16:16:00 | Kategori: Hans egna ord
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WHO YOU ARE
Don't be afraid to know who you are. You are much more than you ever imagined.
Publicerat det: 2013-01-11 | Klockan: 21:05:00 | Kategori: Hans egna ord
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ESCAPISM
Escapism, that's what I like. I'm not so crazy about the reality of everything.
Publicerat det: 2013-01-04 | Klockan: 23:45:00 | Kategori: Hans egna ord
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STRONGER
The pain of life touches me, but the joy of life is so much stronger.
Publicerat det: 2012-12-16 | Klockan: 11:02:05 | Kategori: Hans egna ord
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IS YOURSELF
Publicerat det: 2012-12-15 | Klockan: 15:30:00 | Kategori: Hans egna ord
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GO FOR YOUR DREAMS
Please go for your dreams. Whatever your ideals are, you can
become whatever you want to become.
Publicerat det: 2012-12-15 | Klockan: 13:35:22 | Kategori: Hans egna ord
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A PART OF ME
My fans truly are a part of me. We share something that most people will never experience.
Publicerat det: 2012-12-07 | Klockan: 23:52:00 | Kategori: Hans egna ord
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I'M A HUMAN BEING
Sometimes people forget that I'm a human being.
Publicerat det: 2012-12-03 | Klockan: 16:31:44 | Kategori: Hans egna ord
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TWO KINDS OF MUSIC
There are two kinds of music.
One comes from the strings of a guitar,
the other from the strings of the heart.
Publicerat det: 2012-12-02 | Klockan: 16:31:00 | Kategori: Hans egna ord
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MY FATHER
My father was a management genius. But what I really wanted was a dad.
Publicerat det: 2012-11-25 | Klockan: 11:53:00 | Kategori: Hans egna ord
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ORIGINALITY
It is better to fall in originality, than to succeed in imitation.
Publicerat det: 2012-11-22 | Klockan: 17:00:07 | Kategori: Hans egna ord
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PREPARE AND PLAN
You could have all the talent in the world, but if you
don't prepare and plan, it wouldn't do you any good.
Publicerat det: 2012-11-21 | Klockan: 20:12:00 | Kategori: Hans egna ord
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TERRIBLE
I think adults and parents are too busy making them [children] out to be who we want them to be instead of going with who they are inside and who they were brought to this planet to be. There are too many talented people who didn't win the approval of their parents for their talents and abilities and I think that is just terrible.
Publicerat det: 2012-11-20 | Klockan: 22:02:00 | Kategori: Hans egna ord
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FASHION
My attitude is if fashion says it's forbidden, I'm going to do it.
Publicerat det: 2012-11-19 | Klockan: 11:35:00 | Kategori: Hans egna ord
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