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Anecdote: The Extent Of Michael Jackson's Fame At Its Height, And His Eagerness To Exploit It Is Shown By An Incident In 1984 When Invited To A White House Reception Hosted By Then President And First Lady Ronald And Nancy Reagan. Jackson Had Been Assured That The Only People There, Besides The Presidential Couple, Would Be A Few Staff Members' Children. Aghast To Find Around 75 Adults And No Children, Jackson Locked Himself In An Upstairs Bathroom, Refusing To Emerge Until Assured That All Non-essential Adults Had Been Replaced By A Number Of Children.

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Anecdote: The Extent Of Michael Jackson's Fame At Its Height, And His Eagerness To Exploit It Is Shown By An Incident In 1984 When Invited To A White House Reception Hosted By Then President And First Lady Ronald And Nancy Reagan. Jackson Had Been Assured That The Only People There, Besides The Presidential Couple, Would Be A Few Staff Members' Children. Aghast To Find Around 75 Adults And No Children, Jackson Locked Himself In An Upstairs Bathroom, Refusing To Emerge Until Assured That All Non-essential Adults Had Been Replaced By A Number Of Children.

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It Doesn't Matter What Blood Or Race Or Creed Or Color. Love Is Love And It Breaks All Boundaries And You Just See It Right Away.

I'd Say To Myself: "this Is My Dream, This Is My Wish." Because A Wish Is More Than A Wish. It Is A Goal. It Is Something Your Conscious And Subconscious Can Help Make Reality.

I Trembled To Think Of A World Without Stars. No Guide For The Sailor To Trust At See, No Jewels To Dazzle Our Sense Of Beauty [...] But All Around The Globe, The Air Is So Dirty And The Lights From The Cities Are So Bright That For Some People Few Stars Can Be Seen Anymore. A Generation Of Children May Grow Up Seeing A Blank Sky And Asking, "did There Used To Be Stars There?

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