Michael Jackson's 50 Best Quotes

Discover 50 of Michael Jackson’s best quotes that shed light on his views about life, love, creativity, and humanity. Each quote offers a glimpse into the mind of a legendary artist whose thoughts continue to influence and inspire millions around the world.

“The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work.” – 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
“Lies run sprints, but the truth runs marathons.” – Michael Jackson
“In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope.” – Michael Jackson
“I’m just like anyone. I cut and I bleed. And I embarrass easily.” – Michael Jackson
“It’s better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.” – Michael Jackson
“To give someone a piece of your heart, is worth more than all the wealth in the world.” – Michael Jackson
“I believe we are powerful, but we don’t use our minds to full capacity.” – Michael Jackson
“People write negatives things, cause they feel that’s what sells. Good news to them, doesn’t sell.” – 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
“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
“The meaning of life is contained in every single expression of life.” – Michael Jackson
“Just doing as well as you did last time is not good enough.” – Michael Jackson
“I’m happy to be alive, I’m happy to be who I am.” – Michael Jackson
“Always believe in yourself, no matter who’s around you being negative or thrusting negative energy at you, totally block it off. Because whatever you believe, you become.” – Michael Jackson
“Remember, the greatest love of all is inside me.” – Michael Jackson
“I will never stop helping and loving people the way Jesus said to.” – Michael Jackson
“You can always dream, and your dreams can come true. But you have to make them come true.” – Michael Jackson
“I’m starting with the man in the mirror. I’m asking him to change his ways.” – Michael Jackson
“Heal the world, make it a better place, for you and for me and the entire human race.” – Michael Jackson
“Sometimes when you’re treated unfairly it makes you stronger and more determined.” – Michael Jackson
“It’s all for love. L.O.V.E.” – Michael Jackson
“Feel the beat of your heart and keep on dancing.” – Michael Jackson
“When all life is seen as divine, everyone grows wings.” – Michael Jackson
“I like people who can make you laugh without using vulgarity or bad words.” – Michael Jackson
“Children show me in their playful smiles the divine in everyone.” – Michael Jackson
“The Earth is our Mother; we must take care of her.” – Michael Jackson
“I never look at the masses as my responsibility; I look at the individual. I can only love one person at a time – just one, one, one.” – Michael Jackson
“Hope is such a beautiful word, but it often seems very fragile. Life is still being needlessly hurt and destroyed.” – Michael Jackson
“I don’t think I’m better than other people, I think I’m different from other people, because I do different things.” – Michael Jackson
“My music serves as my way of making mankind aware of the injustices that exist against all people.” – Michael Jackson
“Being kind and not mean will change the world a lot more than being mean.” – Michael Jackson
“I’m a perfectionist. I’m not going to stop until I get it right.” – Michael Jackson
“I’m not a nut. I’m very intelligent.” – Michael Jackson
“Consciousness expresses itself through creation. This world we live in is the dance of the creator.” – Michael Jackson
“Before you judge me, try hard to love me. Look within your heart, then ask, have you seen my childhood?” – 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
“Music is a mantra that soothes the soul… something our body has to have. It’s important to understand the power of music.” – Michael Jackson
“Please go for your dreams. Whatever your ideals, you can become whatever you want to become.” – Michael Jackson
“Success definitely brings on loneliness. People think you’re lucky, that you have everything. They think you can go anywhere and do anything, but that’s not the point. What you lose is anonymity, the ability to just be yourself and not be noticed.” – 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
“Study the greats and become greater.” – Michael Jackson
“I am the captain of my ship. I take suggestions and listen to what everyone has to say, but the final decision is mine.” – Michael Jackson
“You can’t hurt me, I found peace within myself.” – Michael Jackson
“I’m a collector of cartoons. All I watch is cartoons.” – Michael Jackson
“I think every child star suffers through this period because you’re not the cute and charming child that you were. You start to grow, and they want to keep you little forever.” – Michael Jackson
“You have to do something in your life that is honorable and not cowardly if you are to live in peace with yourself.” – Michael Jackson
“Do not conform to the things of this world, and the world will be transformed by you.” – Michael Jackson
“Every song is a different process and a different expression. Each one has its own life.” – Michael Jackson
“I don’t want the public to see the real me. I prefer that they see me through my music and my dance.” – Michael Jackson