Michael Jackson

“I know my race. I just look in the mirror. I know I'm black. 9 July 2002 remarks at National Action Network headquarters”

“The record companies really do conspire against the artists. They steal. They cheat. They do whatever they can, especially the black artists.… Sony's Tommy Mottola is the president of the record division. He is mean. He is a racist, and he's very, very, very devilish. 6 July 2002 remarks at National Action Network headquarters”

“I have begun to see that even my father's harshness was a kind of love. An imperfect love, to be sure, but love nonetheless. He pushed me because he loved me, because he wanted no man to ever look down at his offspring. Now with time, rather than bitterness I feel blessing.… My initial fury has slowly given way to forgiveness. "Heal the Kids" speech at the Oxford Union”

“I have no problem with them imitating [me]. It's a compliment. Everybody has to start out looking up to someone. For me it was James Brown, Sammy Davis Jr., Jackie Wilson, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly. On pop groups like N'Sync , as quoted in interview in TV Guide”

“. Walters : How do you feel when people call you... Jackson : Yeah,”

“Do not judge a person, Do not pass a judgement on anyone unless you've talked to them one”

“Dead stars and classic art will surround Michael Jackson”

“I feel fortunate for being that instrument through which music flows. I'm just the source through which it comes. I can't take credit for it because it's God's work. He's just using me as the messenger. May 1992 Ebony/Jet interview with Robert E. Johnson”

“I'm an alien from Mars and I eat live chickens and do a voodoo dance at midnight,”

“Michael Jackson”