#son

In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing. ↗

— Franz Kafka

#describe #like #love #much #nothing

I'm quite an independent person, and I had to be. As a boy and growing into a young man I had to look out for myself. And now I'm very family-oriented. It's a big priority in my life. ↗

— Hugh Jackman

#boy #growing #had #i #independent

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

— Janet Jackson

#competitive person #good #i #i think #person

We know our son. We know he's not a pedophile like some of these newscasters are saying. That is not true. ↗

— Joseph Jackson

#like #our #saying #some #son

What you have now is a Hollywood that is pure poison. Hollywood was a central place in the history of art in the 20th century: it was human idealism preserved. And then, like any great place, it collapsed, and it collapsed into the most awful machinery in the world. ↗

— Emir Kusturica

#any #art #awful #central #century

J has told me about his past. I know what happened and why. But he is the one person who made me believe in my talent and whatever happened in the past, he's been a wonderful manager to me. ↗

— LaToya Jackson

#been #believe #happened #his #i

A successful person isn't necessarily better than her less successful peers at solving problems; her pattern-recognition facilities have just learned what problems are worth solving. ↗

— Ray Kurzweil

#facilities #her #just #learned #less

I'm a good son, a good father, a good husband - I've been married to the same woman for 30 years. I'm a good friend. I finished college, I have my education, I donate money anonymously. So when people criticize the kind of characters that I play on screen, I go, 'You know, that's part of history.' ↗

— Samuel L. Jackson

#been #characters #college #criticize #donate

I never was a person who wanted a handout. I was a cafeteria worker. I'm not too proud to ask the Best Western manager to give me a job. I have cleaned homes. ↗

— Shirley Jackson

#best #cleaned #give #give me #handout

Oh, Michael Jackson is Michael Jackson. And no matter if he sold 40 million records off of one record and sold 15 off his last or whatever the counts may be, Michael Jackson will be Michael Jackson. ↗

— Tito Jackson

#his #jackson #last #matter #may