Janet Jackson famous quotes

I'm convinced that we Black women possess a special indestructible strength that allows us to not only get down, but to get up, to get through, and to get over.
-- Janet Jackson

#Black #Special #Black Women

A lot of my friends they call me 'the therapist'. They come to me looking for advice. I must be doing something right because they keep coming back. But I'm not very good at kind of looking into my own world and trying to pick apart what is really wrong and fix those things. I like to kind of shy away from certain issues and turn away.
-- Janet Jackson

#Issues #Advice #Trying

I feel most people’s sexuality is enormously complicated. That’s what it means to be human. Wouldn’t it be great if we honored that complexity rather than turn it into gossip or ridicule? Wouldn’t it be great if we accepted sexual diversity, in ourselves and others, without condemning it?
-- Janet Jackson

#Mean #People #Diversity

Competition is great. And as long as it's friendly and not a malicious thing, then I think it's cool.
-- Janet Jackson

#Thinking #Long #Competition

You get yourself up for it somehow, and your endurance and the crowd gets you up, too.
-- Janet Jackson

#Endurance #Crowds #Inequality

I believe in a higher power. I believe in inspiration.
-- Janet Jackson

#Believe #Inspiration #Higher Power

You dont have to hold on to the pain, to hold on to the memory.
-- Janet Jackson

#Forgiveness #Pain #Memories

In complete darkness we are all the same, it is only our knowledge and wisdom that separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you.
-- Janet Jackson

#Education #Wisdom #Eye

Dreams can become a reality when we possess a vision that is characterized by the willingness to work hard, a desire for excellence, and a belief in our right and our responsiblity to be equal members of society.
-- Janet Jackson

#Dream #Hard Work #Reality

It is my belief that we all have the need to feel special. It is this need that can bring out the best in us, yet the worst in us.
-- Janet Jackson

#Special #Needs #Belief

Every body type is different - that's what makes you unique. What makes you special is you, and you are different from the next person.
-- Janet Jackson

#Unique #Special #Different

I can't believe people got so upset at the sight of a single breast! America is so parochial, I may just have to move to Europe where people are more mature about things like that!
-- Janet Jackson

#Believe #Moving #Sight

The greatest achievement to any human being is to love God, yourself, and others.
-- Janet Jackson

#Self Love #Achievement #God Love

I do not have a child and all allegations saying so are false.
-- Janet Jackson

#Children #Lying #Allegations

You don't know how many people come up to me and say, 'This child was conceived listening to you.'
-- Janet Jackson

#Children #People #Listening

Self-expression is my goal, I want to be real with my feelings. Singing and dancing and all the joy that goes with performing come from my heart. If I can't feel it, I won't do it.
-- Janet Jackson

#Real #Heart #Self

Theres nothing more depressing than having everything and still feeling sad. We must learn to water our spiritual garden.
-- Janet Jackson

#Spiritual #Depressing #Garden

MTV was completely unaware of it. It was not my intention that it go as far as it did. I apologize to anyone offended -- including the audience, MTV, CBS and the NFL.
-- Janet Jackson

#Mtv #Nfl #Apologizing

I truly felt that was going to be my last tour. So here we are again and I'm saying this will probably be my last tour. That's truly the way I'm looking at it.
-- Janet Jackson

#Way #Lasts

I wanted to talk about my life. There is so much. I was 18 when I made the record, and I had a lot to say.
-- Janet Jackson

#Records #Made #Wanted

Believe in yourself. Have faith in yourself because no one else is going to...
-- Janet Jackson

#Believe #Have Faith #Faith In Yourself

People can have rhinoceros skin, but there's a point when something's going to hurt you.
-- Janet Jackson

#Hurt #People #Skins

People do see me as sweet and innocent. Not to say that I am not those things. But I have other sides to me.
-- Janet Jackson

#Sweet #People #Sides

You can tell someone who doesn't have love in their life, then someone who is in love.
-- Janet Jackson

#Liking Someone

There are people that regardless of what it is, if it's something that's stressful, whatever it may be, they don't eat, they lose a lot of weight, a divorce, they get real thin. I'm the opposite.
-- Janet Jackson

#Real #Divorce #Opposites

You can't hold the record forever, and I know that. I'm not stupid.
-- Janet Jackson

#Stupid #Forever #Records

I'm no expert. I have no psychic powers, and I sure don't possess any secret wisdom. I'm just Janet. I have strengths, weaknesses, fears, happiness, sadness. I experience joy and I experience pain. I'm highly emotional. I'm very vulnerable.
-- Janet Jackson

#Pain #Sadness #Emotional

A lot of people who start work at a very young age never grow up because they never got that opportunity to be a child, so they hold on to that and still do a lot of childish, silly things.
-- Janet Jackson

#Children #Growing Up #Silly

In 1977, at age ten, I was cast on the TV sitcom 'Good Times.' My character was Penny, an abused child in desperate need of love. I really didn't want to do the show. I didn't want to be away from my family.
-- Janet Jackson

#Children #Character #Age

It has taken me most of my adult life to come to terms with who I am. To do that, I had to break free of attitudes that brought me down.
-- Janet Jackson

#Attitude #Taken #Who I Am

I'm just trying to get used to living on a fixed income. Now, it's going to get unfixed.
-- Janet Jackson

#Trying #Income #Used

I've always been a tomboy. I've always liked to wear red, black, and white, and mostly pants.
-- Janet Jackson

#Black And White #Red #Pants

I was two when we left Indiana, and I don't really remember it that well.
-- Janet Jackson

#Two #Indiana #Remember

My brothers were gone on tour a lot, and I would miss them so much.
-- Janet Jackson

#Brother #Missing #Gone

I'm fine the way I am. There's nothing wrong with me.
-- Janet Jackson

#Way #Fine

The pain is necessary. Sometimes pain is the teacher we require, a hidden gift of healing and hope.
-- Janet Jackson

#Teacher #Hurt #Pain

I was a very quiet kid. A really sweet kid, I might add.
-- Janet Jackson

#Sweet #Kids #Add

People tend to put entertainers on pedestals. We're human beings, just like you. You may see us smiling, and whether we have money or not, we still have bills to pay, we still have our stresses. I think a lot of people want to focus on others' shortcomings to make themselves feel better. And it's a very sad thing.
-- Janet Jackson

#Stress #Feel Better #Thinking

I wanted to be on my own and get out of the house. We were the kind of kids that - we - obeyed our parents. If they said no, you don't ask why.
-- Janet Jackson

#Kids #House #Parent

There are artists, true performers that have come before me who have been a big inspiration to me. I hope I do the same for others.
-- Janet Jackson

#Inspiration #Artist #Bigs

What I love about Gaga is her story, where she came from. Before she made it, before anyone knew who she was, I knew who she was and, to see her finally make it, I was so happy. If we were to work together that would be cool.
-- Janet Jackson

#Working Together #Would Be #Stories

I would hope my legacy would be bringing smiles to faces. Happiness with my music.
-- Janet Jackson

#Inspiring #Legacy #Would Be

I am not a religious person, but I am spiritual. But I don't believe in things like guilt.
-- Janet Jackson

#Spiritual #Religious #Believe

Food has always brought me comfort and the bingeing is triggered when I'm in a space that is not positive.
-- Janet Jackson

#Space #Comfort

Ever since I was little, I loved to eat. I started eating when I wasn't hungry. My weight has always been up and down.
-- Janet Jackson

#Weight #Littles #Eating

All those songs reflect all the people that live within me.
-- Janet Jackson

#Song #People

I think it's been a little difficult at times for the audience, because they've told me they see me as a family member. So to see your little sister sing about sex... I think they are pretty used to it now.
-- Janet Jackson

#Sex #Thinking #Little Sister

I'm happy with the people that I have around me. And they've been friends of mine since I was young, for a very long time.
-- Janet Jackson

#Long #People #Young

I have no clue why, but maybe sometimes when there's someone you don't hear from, it's the person you want to hear from the most.
-- Janet Jackson

#Want #Sometimes #Clue

I have a pretty bad temper. But you have to really push me to see it. But everybody has their things.
-- Janet Jackson

#Temper #Bad Temper

I had a pretty sexual imagination for a kid.
-- Janet Jackson

#Kids #Imagination

I always get bored with my hair. That's why I would always change it throughout my career.
-- Janet Jackson

#Hair #Careers #Bored