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In our darkest hour
In my deepest despair
Will you still care?
Will you be there?
In my trials
And my tribulations
Through our doubts
And frustrations
In my violence
In my turbulence
Through my fear
And my confessions
In my anguish and my pain
Through my joy and my sorrow
In the promise of another tomorrow
I’ll never let you part
For you’re always in my heart

“Will You Be There”

 
The memorial service for Michael Jackson wrapped up with some emotional words from his young daughter. A tearful Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson told the thousands gathered at a Los Angeles arena

“Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father I could imagine, I just want to say I love him so much.”

Other memorable quotes from the ceremony:

“I’m here representing millions of fans around the world who grew up listening to Michael, being inspired and loving Michael from a distance. … Somehow when Michael Jackson sang and when he danced … we felt he was right there. … He made you believe in yourself.”

- Queen Latifah

“When he did his iconic moonwalk, I was shocked. It was magic. Michael Jackson went into orbit and never came down. Though it ended way too soon, Michael’s life was beautiful.”

- Motown Records founder Berry Gordy.

“This is a moment that I wished I didn’t live to see,” Stevie Wonder said before his performance. ‘But as much as I can say that and mean it, I do know that God is good and I do know that as much as we may feel - and we do - that we need Michael here with us, God must have needed him far more.”

- Stevie Wonder

- Diana Ross, in a note read by Smokey Robinson.

“You don’t think you’ll live to see them gone. … He is going to live forever and ever and ever and ever.”

- Smokey Robinson.

“We miss you, Michael.”

- Mariah Carey, after singing “I’ll Be There” at Jackson’s Memorial service.

“There are certain people in our popular culture that just capture people’s imaginations. And in death, they become even larger. Now, I have to admit that it’s also fed by a 24/7 media that is insatiable.”

- President Barack Obama, during an interview with CBS while he was in Moscow

“They’re holding up well in part because they’re a strong family … a big family, religiously devout family. Therefore, they have a sense of insulation of their faith.”

- The Rev. Jesse Jackson, on how Michael Jackson’s family is bearing the loss.

“Michael, when you left us, a part of me went with you. … I will treasure the good times, singing, dancing, laughing. … We will never understand what he endured … being judged, ridiculed. How much pain can one take? Maybe, now, Michael, they will leave you alone.”

- Marlon Jackson.

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He was a true gift and there are very few that have come to the magnitude of influence that he had on the world.”

- Neil Portnow

“Michael always knew he could count on me to support him or be his date. … We had a bond and maybe it was because we both understood what it was like to be in the spotlight from a very, very young age. I used to tease him and say, `I started when I was 11 months old. You’re a slacker. You were like 5?’ Both of us needed to be adults very early, but when we were together, we were two little kids having fun. … M.J.’s laugh was the sweetest and purest of anyone I’ve known.”

- Brooke Shields.

“He created a comfort level, where people that felt they were separate became interconnected with his music. … Those young kids grew up from being teenage, comfortable fans of Michael’s to being 40 years old and being comfortable to vote for a person of color to be the president of the United States of America. Michael did that. Michael made us love each other. Michael taught us to stand with each other.”

- The Rev. Al Sharpton.

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