Janet Jackson Quotes

If I wasn't singing, I'd probably be, probably an accountant.

To a world sick with racism, get well soon.

I'm shy, although I'm not shy with my friends and family.

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.

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.

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.

That's what I think I am: a lot of fun - a lot of fun to be with.

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

Recording is more autobiographical than acting. It's me - either how I'm feeling then or once felt at some point in my life. It's all me.

Touring is very grueling. It's very taxing on the body and living out of your suitcase, going from city to city, night after night. It's a tough job.

Damita Jo. Jo. That's my middle name. It's let in about the different characters that live within me. They say we have 200 characters that we portray with different people.

To be given permission to be confused -- and remain confused -- for as long as it takes would have been a huge gift.

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

I was raised with a ton of brothers and sisters where, obviously, the music running in and out of the house was very eclectic. So, I had a lot under my belt by the time I grew up. It all depends upon the mood that I'm in, the space that I'm in and what I'm feeling at that moment. But definitely!

I study once in a while. But my parents never pushed us into anything. Until we were 18, my mother would make us go with her to Kingdom Hall, and when we turned of age, she let us choose what we wanted to.

I don't find myself sexy.

I would love to. A dream of mine is to produce films, as well as to produce content for television.

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.

I enjoy them both [singing and acting] a great deal. I have a passion for both. Maybe acting just a little bit more because it's more of a challenge for me, while music comes so easily.

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.

I've talked about sex a great deal in my music for a great while now. I feel very comfortable with it.

I just want you inside, baby, we don't need to talk about promises.

When I do get married again, I'm just going to take time off.

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

I have so much more confidence in myself now than I ever did before.

There are two sides of the Velvet Rope. Those who want to be on the other side and those who are on the other side.

I've never been into what am I going to do next, trying to reinvent myself.

When I finally make up my mind that I want to do something, it's never been hard for me to do.

I like myself a lot more than I used to. I had a very difficult time in my twenties especially. It was hard for me to look in the mirror and find something that I liked about myself.

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

When I'm feeling down on myself or not feeling good about who I am, or maybe something happened and I'm feeling depressed, I eat to fill that void. Afterwards I'll beat myself up about it. I regret doing it, but I'll turn around and do it again.

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

You get used to working with one choreographer. You kind of get stuck in that vein and you work your way out of it, picking up someone else's style, their flavor. It takes a bit of time.

Marvin Gaye is our John Lennon. The longer he's gone, the more young people appreciate his art. 'What's Going On' was a work of genius far ahead of it's time.

I can feel your body pressed against my body. When you start to poundin', love to feel you throbbin'.

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

I can be happy with who I am, not what I should be, or what I might have been, or what someone tells me I must be.

My parents were strict. They weren't as strict on me as they were with the others, but my mother didn't want us to get on anyone's nerves... Go to someone else's house and drive their parents crazy. Another thing was they didn't want us to get into a lot of things that a lot of kids - if they're not careful - can slip into.

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.

You have to feel good about yourself.

I don't believe in luck. ... It's persistence, hard work, and not forgetting your dream.

I'm a true believer in prayer, a big believer in prayer.

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.

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