Quotes from Michael Jackson

Peace. That's what I want all around the world, everywhere I go I always do the peace sign with my fingers.

A song is a mantra, something you repeat over and over. We need peace, we need giving, we need love, we need unity. I want the whole world to sing this song.

The happiness and the joy that I see in the eyes of the children. They saved my life so I want to, give it back. I'm not joking.

Before I would hurt a child, I would slit my wrists.

I'm a gentleman, call me old fashioned if you want.

I prefer children because they are honest. They don't want anything from you other than to have fun. Adults have let me down. Adults have let the world down.

When people leave my show, I want them to say, 'I've never seen anything like that in my life ... It's amazing. He's the greatest entertainer in the world.'

What can I do but bring forth the talent that God gave me? That's all I wanted to do. To share the love and gift of entertainment. That's all I want to do. I don't want to hurt anybody.

I love animals because all they really want from you is love. Too bad that's even too much to ask for from some people.

I am always writing a potpourri of music. I want to give the world escapism through the wonder of great music and to reach the masses.

I have been a vulnerable target for those who want money.

Because parents have power over children. They feel they have to do what their parents say. But the love of money is the root of all evil. And this is a sweet child. And to see him turn like this, this isn't him. This is not him.

Me and Janet really are two different people.

When they say the sky's the limit to me that's really true

May we continue to remember not to judge man by the color of his skin, but the content of his character.

As a wise man once said, 'If not us, then who; if not now, then when?'

Yeah, they are loyal, women. They have been loyal. They are activists. They will fight you about me.

I know that the creator will go, but his work survives. That is why to escape death, I attempt to bind my soul to my work.

No one can quite say what the creative process is. Because I have nothing to do with it of course. It's created in space. It's God's work, not mine.

You want what you create to live, and I give my all in my work because I want it to live.

And I remember going to the record studio and there was a park across the street and I'd see all the children playing and I would cry because it would make me sad that I would have to work instead.

Children show me in their playful smiles the divine in everyone. This simple goodness shines straight from their hearts and only asks to be loved.

No matter what age you are, if you have it and you know it, then people should listen to you.

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.