No one should judge what I’ve done with my life, not unless they’ve been in my shoes every horrible day and every sleepless night.
I have the greatest fans in the world. I love them... All of them, I really do.
My father was a management genius. But what I really wanted was a dad.
Love is the human family’s most precious legacy. Its richest bequest. Its golden inheritance.
Start with the man in the mirror. Start with yourself. Don’t be looking at all the other things. Start with you.
The dream we were conceived in will reveal a joyful face, and the world we once believed in will shine again in grace.
When you have a special gift you don’t realize it because you think everyone else has the same gift.
You can always dream, and your dreams can come true. But you have to make them come true.
For me, Love is something very pure.
I believe we are powerful but we don’t use our minds to full capacity. Your mind is powerful enough to help you attain whatever you want.
Who will dance on the floor in the round?
Before you judge me, ask me about my childhood. And I will ask you about yours.
I go around the world dealing with running and hiding... I can’t take a walk in the park. I can’t go to the store... I have to hide in the room. You feel like you’re in prison.
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.
Songwriting is a very frustrating art form. You have to get on tape exactly what’s playing inside your head.
That’s what’s great about show business. It’s escapism. You pay your five bucks to get in and sit there and you’re in another world. Forget about the problems in the world. It’s wonderful.
I love performing. It’s a phenomenal getaway. If you want to really let out everything you feel, that’s the time to do it.
I’ll never forget that little apple box I stood on because I couldn’t reach the microphone. My name was written on it and it’s sitting at Diana Ross’s house now. She has all my little doodling papers I would draw and write.
You know, don’t judge a person, do not pass judgement, unless you have talked to them one on one.
The Earth we share is not just a rock tossed through space, but a living, nurturing being. She cares for us, she deserves our care in return.