Quote by Cal Newport

Michael Jackson was not an artist who comes along once in a decade, a generation, or a lifetime. He was an artist who comes…

— Berry Gordy

Michael Jackson did something that no one else in history has managed - he connected with people on every level imaginable, all over the…

— David Blaine

Although himself frequently a target of guerrilla decontextualization, a major part of the meaning of Michael Jackson's life was to help balance the accumulation…

— Aberjhani

Michael Jackson was extraordinary. When we worked together on 'Bad,' I was in awe of his absolute mastery of movement on the one hand,…

— Martin Scorsese

“Michael applied himself better than I did at school. His thirst for knowledge was far greater than any of the rest of us. He…

— Jermaine Jackson

Michael Jackson was a constant perfectionist. He loved watching other people do what they did best and then taking that and adding his own…

— Siedah Garrett

I think that he [Michael Jackson] did derive an ultimate sense of joy and satisfaction in what others enjoyed from him that was denied…

— Michael Eric Dyson

It was an amazing experience to work with Michael Jackson, who is a legend.

— Mario Vazquez

I think the important thing to understand first and foremost about Michael Jackson is that he was the international emblem of the African American…

— Cornel West

A life spent shaping a world I want Jackson to inherit, not one I fear Jackson shall inherit, this strikes me as a life…

— David Mitchell

Michael Joseph Jackson's genius was the ability to be the raw article himself - the real article himself. He is part of the African…

— Michael Eric Dyson

I think that Michael Jackson, just as an entertainer, as a figure who embodies the contradictions of black identity and the possibilities of R&B…

— Michael Eric Dyson