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„Lügen laufen Sprints, aber die Wahrheit läuft einen Marathon.“

—  Michael Jackson

„Michael Jackson: There's a time for this, and this you should not do. You should not go out and say, 'Oh he's Jacko'. I'm not a "Jacko."“

—  Michael Jackson

I'm "Jackson".
Televised Interview with Barbara Walters(1998)

„Did you ever stop to notice
All the children dead from war?
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying earth, these weeping shores?“

—  Michael Jackson

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

„Love lives forever.“

—  Michael Jackson

Last title displayed on the film.
This Is It

„Consciousness expresses itself through creation. This world we live in is the dance of the Creator. Dancers come and go in the twinkling of an eye but the dance lives on. On many an occasion when I am dancing, I have felt touched by something sacred. In those moments, I felt my spirit soar and become one with everything that exists. I become the stars and the moon. I become the lover and the beloved. I become the victor and the vanquished. I become the master and the slave. I become the singer and the song. I become the knower and the known. I keep on dancing and then, it is the eternal dance of creation. The Creator and the creation merge into one wholeness of joy. I keep on dancing — until there is only … the dance.“

—  Michael Jackson

"The Dance" - from inlay sleeve of Dangerous (1991)

„What about sunrise, what about rain?
What about all the things that you said we were to gain?
What about flowering fields, is there a time?
What about all the dreams that you said was yours and mine?“

—  Michael Jackson

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

„Just because you read it in a magazine,
Or see it on a TV screen
Don't make it factual.“

—  Michael Jackson

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

„Love is a feeling,
Give it when I want it,
'Cause I'm on fire,
Quench my desire,
Love is a woman,
I don't want to give in,
Give in to me, give in to me.“

—  Michael Jackson

Give In To Me
Dangerous (1991)

„I put a lot of mannequins in my room in the past, and I still have mannequins in my room, because I used to be very lonely, painfully lonely. You have no idea. I used to walk the streets looking for people to talk to. I'm talking about the height of one's career…. I would walk up to them, strangers, and say, "will you be my friend?" They'd go, "my god, Michael Jackson!"“

—  Michael Jackson

and that's not what I wanted.
The Michael Jackson Interview: The Footage You Were Never Meant to See (2002)

„Why not just tell people I'm an alien from Mars. Tell them I eat live chickens and do a voodoo dance at midnight. They'll believe anything you say, because you're a reporter. But if I, Michael Jackson, were to say, "I'm an alien from Mars and I eat live chickens and do a voodoo dance at midnight," people would say, "Oh, man, that Michael Jackson is nuts. He's cracked up. You can't believe a damn word that comes out of his mouth."“

—  Michael Jackson

http://rocknrollworldmagazine.com/2015/08/82915-rock-history/

„They don't really care about us.“

—  Michael Jackson

They Don't Care About Us
HIStory: Past, Present & Future, Book I (1995)

„Billie Jean is not my lover,
She's just a girl who claims that I am the one,
But the kid is not my son.“

—  Michael Jackson

Billie Jean
Thriller (1982)

„Annie, are you OK?
Annie, are you OK?
Are you OK, Annie?
You've been hit by, you've been struck by
A smooth criminal.“

—  Michael Jackson

Smooth Criminal
Bad (1987)

„Before you judge me, try hard to love me,
Look within your heart then ask,
Have you seen my childhood?“

—  Michael Jackson

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

„In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe.“

—  Michael Jackson

Also used at his funeral (3 Sep. 2009) invitation. Quoted in "Dead stars and classic art will surround Michael Jackson " in CNN.com/entertainment (03 July 2009) http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/03/michael.jackson.funeral/index.html#cnnSTCOther1

„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, buch Dancing the Dream

Dancing the Dream (1992), also used in his funeral invitation. Quoted in "Dead stars and classic art will surround Michael Jackson" in CNN.com/entertainment (3 July 2009) http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/03/michael.jackson.funeral/index.html#cnnSTCOther1

„OK, number one. There, as I know of, there is no such thing as skin bleaching… I have a skin disorder that destroys the pigmentation of the skin, it's something that I cannot help, OK? But, when people make up stories that I don't want to be who I am, it hurts me. It's a problem for me, I can't control it.“

—  Michael Jackson

On the lightening of his skin.
Televised Interview with Oprah Winfrey (1993)

„I don't know what's gonna happen to you, baby,
But I do know that I love you,
You walk around this town with your head all up in the sky,
And I do know that I want you.“

—  Michael Jackson

Destiny (1977)

„So let love take us through the hours,
I won't be complainin'
'Cause this is love power.“

—  Michael Jackson

Off the Wall (1979)