Quotes By Janet Jackson

I'm a very competitive person. But I think that's good.

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.

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.

I kinda see everyone as competition. I'm a very competitive person. But I think that's good. Competition is great. And as long as it's friendly and not a malicious thing, then I think it's cool.

Another side to me is this very sexual being. When I look back on my life, it's always been there. It's been there since I was 10 years old, having the imagination that I had.

By age seven, I used to comb my hair for performances, just pull my hair up into a bun. Granted, it wasn't a very intricate hairstyle. Still, to be that responsible and disciplined at age seven is unusual.

Big sisters and brothers... I am telling you, it never changes.

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

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

I believe in a higher power. I believe in inspiration.

I don't have a lot of friends.

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.

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 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.

It's really about being pleased with yourself.

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.

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

I really don't know anything else because my brothers were famous when I was two years old. So I know nothing else, no other life.

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.

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.

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.

I had a pretty sexual imagination for a kid.

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

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

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.

There's other things I'd like to do. I probably won't tour for a very, very long time. It's something that you feel inside and that's the way I've been looking at everything.

We all have the need to feel special.

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

I've never been one for keeping a journal, so my songs were my journals. They allowed me to express my feelings and let people know what was going on with me. I knew that somebody would relate.

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.