60+ Michael Jackson Quotes on Love, Music and Inspiration

Who is Michael Jackson?

Michael Jackson, full name – Michael Joseph Jackson was an American songwriter, dancer, and singer. Michael Jackson is known to be one of the most versatile artists of the 20th century. He presented his art of writing, dancing, and singing not only to America but to the whole world is so great that no amount of words can do justice to explain it.

He was multi-talented and a chart-topping man. Michael Jackson is famous even today, and he is known as the _ “King of Pop”_. He is said to be the greatest entertainer in the world of music, and not only did he contributed to it, but his fashionista life was always praised by everyone around for more than four decades.

Born and brought up:

Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Indiana, United States. He was brought up in a big family and was the eighth child of the Jackson family. He had nine siblings. Both his parents were performers at that time. His mother used to play the piano and clarinet. His father was formerly a boxer. After quitting that, he worked as the crane operator in the US steels and also played guitar as part-time work with a local band of that time. In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Michael told that his childhood was not so happy since most of the time, he felt isolated and alone.

His father was a bit harsh on the family and kids. He used to abuse Michael a lot with his appearance and call him ugly names. Even he used to whip the kids during rehearsals and would keep a belt with him. All of these childhood trauma affected Michael’s life a lot. But his elder sister would deny the fact. She stated that it wasn’t the abuse, but the whippings and strict behavior were mandatory at those times to maintain discipline and etiquette in children.

The Jackson 5

The Jackson 5 was a pop band that was founded in 1965 in Indiana. The group included the 5 Jackson brothers – Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and later on the younger ones Marlon and Michael joined it too. The band was formed by Joe Jackson, the father of Jackson brothers. The group has won many awards till now and has performed at almost every part of the world. They performed at clubs, universities, and schools and also has their band and solo albums.

MJ – The legend

Michael Jackson died soon due to a cardiac arrest in 2009, June 25. He was a legendary artist that has so many lives because of the struggle he had gone through and the talent he had born. His work was extraordinary, which left a significant impact on so many people’s lives. His legacy is continued, even today. The Artists that we have today are all or mostly inspired by him only. He is, even today, the king of pop, and no one could ever snatch the title from him. So many people hated him, but everything has exceptions. He was a genius of his time and a very kind human being. Michael Jackson was also a philanthropist who felt the happiest when he could help someone. Despite coming out of a home with just two bedrooms and a big family, he made this world a better place with his art.

He donated a lot to charity and would never be second when it came to helping someone. He once helped an AIDS patient Ryan White, who was left all alone by everyone in the society. Michael Jackson, being a great good-hearted man, helped him when no one did. Although he was gone too soon, his legacy and his good deeds will always pass on. For so many more years, people will remember him as a Legend. You read about Michael Jackson’s much-loved life, but he also has given this world some of his great sayings, that now the world uses as quotes.

Here are the best of inspiring and motivating Michael Jackson quotes to give you the power lift.

Michael Jackson quotes on Life:

“If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.”
― Michael Jackson

“When all life is seen as divine, everyone grows wings.”
― Michael Jackson

“I’m happy to be alive, I’m happy to be who I am.”
― Michael Jackson

“The meaning of life is contained in every single expression of life. It is present in the infinity of forms and phenomena that exist in all of creation.”
― Michael Jackson

“I’m just like anyone. I cut and I bleed. And I embarrass easily.”
― Michael Jackson

“Hope is such a beautiful word, but it often seems very fragile. Life is still being needlessly hurt and destroyed.”
― Michael Jackson

“No one should judge what I’ve done with my life, not unless they’ve been in my shoes every horrible day and every sleepless night.”
― Michael Jackson

“A star can never die. It just turns into a smile and melts back into the cosmic music, the dance of life.”
― Michael Jackson

“Heal the World, make it a better place, for you and for me and the entire human race, there are people dying, if you care enough for the living, make a better place for you and for me….”
― Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson quotes on Love:

“I will never stop helping and loving people the way Jesus said to.”
― Michael Jackson

“Let us dream of tomorrow where we can truly love from the soul, and know love as the ultimate truth at the heart of all creation.”
– Michael Jackson

“For me, Love is something very pure.”
― Michael Jackson

“If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.”
– Michael Jackson

“To give someone a piece of your heart, is worth more than all the wealth in the world.”
― Michael Jackson

“Love is a funny thing to describe. It’s so easy to feel and yet so slippery to talk about. It’s like a bar of soap in the bathtub – you have it in your hand until you hold on too tight.”
― Michael Jackson

“Before you Judge me, Try hard to Love me”
― Michael Jackson

“Love is the human family’s most precious legacy. Its richest bequest. Its golden inheritance.”
― Michael Jackson

“I say, ‘You should blanket me’ or ‘you should blanket her’, meaning like a blanket is a blessing. It’s a way of showing love and caring.”
― Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson quotes on Music and Dance:

“Just doing as well as you did last time is not good enough.”
– Michael Jackson

“Each song is a child I nourish and give my love to. But even if you have never written a song, your life is a song. How can it not be?”
― Michael Jackson

“To live is to be musical, starting with the blood dancing in your veins. Everything living has a rhythm. Do you feel your music?”
― Michael Jackson

“I’m a performer at heart. I got mine from the stage.”
― Michael Jackson

“It’s been my dream since I was a child to somehow unite people of the world through love and music.”
― Michael Jackson

“Of course, I believe in love. It’s beautiful when it’s right. My love life is like my music.”
― Michael Jackson

“The bigger the star, the bigger the target.”
― Michael Jackson

“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 my dance.”
― Michael Jackson

“With my music, with what I do, I would like to bring a light into the world.”
― Michael Jackson

“When children listen to music, they don’t just listen. They melt into the melody and flow with the rhythm. Something inside starts to unfold its wings – soon the child and the music are one.”
― Michael Jackson

“They say parenting is like dancing. You take one step, and your child takes another.”
― Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson quotes on Children:

“When I see children, I see the face of God. That’s why I love them so much. That’s what I see.”
– Michael Jackson

“In their innocence, very young children know themselves to be light and love. If we will allow them, they can teach us to see ourselves the same way.”
– Michael Jackson

“All of us are products of our childhood.”
― Michael Jackson

“People ask me how I make music. I tell them I just step into it. It’s like stepping into a river and joining the flow. Every moment in the river has its song.”
― Michael Jackson

“Children show me in their playful smiles the divine in everyone.”
― Michael Jackson

“The courage to be honest and intimate opens the way to self-discovery. It offers what we all want, the promise of love.”
― Michael Jackson

“Be like children, not childish but childlike.”
― Michael Jackson

“I’d slit my wrists rather than hurt a child. I could never do that. No-one will ever know how much these wicked rumors have hurt me.”
― Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson Quotes on Inspiration and Success :

“Please go for your dreams. Whatever your ideals, you can become whatever you want to become.”
― Michael Jackson

“I’m starting with the man in the mirror”
― Michael Jackson

“You can’t do your best when you’re doubting yourself. If you don’t believe in yourself, who will?”
― Michael Jackson

“There is strength in isolation, there’s strength in being obsessive about something.”
― Michael Jackson

“Look beyond yourself..”
― Michael Jackson

“I’m really very self-confident when it comes to my work. When I take on a project, I believe in it 100%. I really put my soul into it. I’d die for it. That’s how I am.”
― Michael Jackson

“Don’t stop until you get enough.”
― Michael Jackson

“We can fly, you know. We just don’t know how to think the right thoughts and levitate ourselves off the ground.”
― Michael Jackson

“The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work”
― Michael Jackson

“When you’re strong and good, then you’re Bad.”
― Michael Jackson

“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.”
― Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson quotes on Peace:

“You can’t hurt me, I found peace within myself.”
― Michael Jackson

“In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope.”
― Michael Jackson

“I prefer just being with people I like. That’s my way of celebrating.”
― Michael Jackson

“Without the heart’s wise rhythm, we could not exist.”
― Michael Jackson

“Be humble, believe in yourself, and have the love of the world in your heart.”
― Michael Jackson

“Just let me share and give, put a smile on people’s faces and make their hearts feel happy.”
― Michael Jackson

“I try to be kind and generous, and to give to people, and to do what I think God wants me to do.”
― Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson Quotes on Truth:

“What happened to truth? Did it go out of style?”
― Michael Jackson, Moonwalk

“When you’re young and have ideas, people often think you’re just being childish and silly.”
― Michael Jackson

“Change is inevitable”
― Michael Jackson

“Forever, continue to love, heal and educate the children, the future shines on them.”
― Michael Jackson

“I’m saying heal the planet, heal the world, save our children, save the forest. There’s nothing wrong with that, right?”
― Michael Jackson

“Just because it’s in print doesn’t mean it’s the gospel.”
― Michael Jackson

“I’m going to search for my star until I find it. It’s hidden in the drawer of innocence, wrapped in a scarf of wonder.”
― Michael Jackson

“You are not alone.”
― Michael Jackson

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