Michael Jackson: Trending quotes (page 3)

“I have to find my peace 'cause no-one seems to let me be,
False prophets cry of doom, what are the possibilities?
I told my brothers 'There'll be problem times and tears for fears,
We must live each day like it's the last,
Go with it, go with it, jam!”

Michael Jackson

Dangerous (1991)

Fear , Peace , Problem , Tear

“You'll never make me stay
So take your weight off of me.
I know your every move
So won't you just let me be.
I've been here times before
But I was too blind to see
That you seduce every man.
This time you won't seduce me.”

Michael Jackson

Dirty Diana
Bad (1987)

Time

“Stop pressuring me, just stop pressuring me,
Stop pressuring me,
Make me wanna scream.”

Michael Jackson

Scream
HIStory: Past, Present & Future, Book I (1995)

“The industry, It's at a crossroad, There's a transformation going on. People are confused, what's going on, how to distribute and sell music. The internet kinda threw everybody for a real loop. 'Cause it's so powerful, kids love it so much. The whole world is at their fingertips, on their lap. Anything they want to know, anyone they want to communicate with, any music, any movies… The thing is it just took everybody for a loop. Right now, all these Starbucks deals and Wal-Mart deals, direct to artists, I don't know if that's the answer. I think the answer is just phenomenal, great music. Just reaching the masses. I think people are still searching. There's not a real music revolution going on right now, either. But when it's there, people will break down a wall to get to it. I mean, 'cause before Thriller, it was the same kind of thing. People were not buying music. It helped to bring everybody back into the stores, so when it happens, it happens.”

Michael Jackson

On musical influences
Ebony interview (2007)

Love , People , World , Music

“Keep on with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough.”

Michael Jackson

Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
Off the Wall (1979)

“You know I really do hate to say it,
The government don't wanna see,
But if Roosevelt was livin'
He wouldn't let this be, no, no.”

Michael Jackson

HIStory: Past, Present & Future, Book I (1995)

Hate

“I have no problem with them imitating [me]. It's a compliment. Everybody has to start out looking up to someone. For me it was James Brown, Sammy Davis Jr., Jackie Wilson, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly.”

Michael Jackson

On pop groups like N'Sync, as quoted in interview in TV Guide (1 November 2001)

Problem

“Speechless, speechless,
That's how you make me feel,
When I'm with you I am far away,
And nothing is for real.”

Michael Jackson

Speechless
Invincible (2001)

Feeling

“Some things in life they just don't wanna see
But if Martin Luther was livin'
He wouldn't let this be.”

Michael Jackson

HIStory: Past, Present & Future, Book I (1995)

Life

“Susie got your number
And Susie ain't your friend
Look who took you under
With seven inches in
Blood is on the dance floor
Blood is on the knife
Susie's got your number
And Susie says it's right.”

Michael Jackson

Blood on the Dance Floor (1997)

Dance

“Walters: How do you feel when people call you..”

Michael Jackson

Televised Interview with Barbara Walters(1998)

People , Feeling

“Just promise me, whatever we say
Or do to each other,
From now, we make a vow to just
Keep it in the closet.”

Michael Jackson

In the Closet
Dangerous (1991)

“I said, you wanna be startin' somethin',
You got to be startin' somethin',
I said, you wanna be startin' somethin',
You got to be startin' somethin',
It's too high to get over,
It's too low to get under,
You're stuck in the middle,
And the pain is thunder.”

Michael Jackson

Thriller (1982)

Pain

“They’re like leeches. I’m so tired of it. They start out the most popular person in the world, make a lot of money, big house, cars and everything. End up penniless. It is conspiracy. The Jews do it on purpose.”

Michael Jackson

November 2005 reported by report by NY Post https://nypost.com/2005/11/23/jerko-jackos-ugly-jabs-at-jews-calls-them-leeches-on-tape/

Money , World , Cars , Housing

“It's all for love… With the love, L. O. V. E.”

Michael Jackson

The two lines are from different parts of the film;the quotes were edited together on the trailer as "It's all for love, L.O.V.E."
This Is It

Love

“I have begun to see that even my father's harshness was a kind of love. An imperfect love, to be sure, but love nonetheless. He pushed me because he loved me, because he wanted no man to ever look down at his offspring. Now with time, rather than bitterness I feel blessing.… My initial fury has slowly given way to forgiveness.”

Michael Jackson

"Heal the Kids" speech at the Oxford Union (2001)

Love , Way , Feeling , Forgiveness

“As he came into the window
It was the sound of a crescendo
He came in her apartment
He left the blood stains on the carpet
She ran underneath the table
He could see she was unable
So she ran into the bedroom
She was struck down, it was her doom.”

Michael Jackson

Bad (1987)

“It ain't too much stuff,
Jam, it ain't too much,
It ain't too much for me to jam!”

Michael Jackson

Jam
Dangerous (1991)

“We can change the world tomorrow.
This could be a better place.
If you don't like what I'm sayin',
Then won't you slap my face.”

Michael Jackson

Bad (1987)

World , Change

“You can't believe it, you can't conceive it,
And you can't touch me, 'cause I'm untouchable,
And I know you hate it, and you can't take it,
You'll never break me, 'cause I'm unbreakable.”

Michael Jackson

Unbreakable
Invincible (2001)

Hate