Joseph Jackson Quotes

There are widows who long for friendly voices and that spirit of anxious concern which speaks of love.

I think when you suffer a tremendous loss, everybody needs love and support in tangible ways. And that's what people have done for us.

I want everyone to know there is always someone there for you.

I think the No. 1 thing that helps me get through every single day is the support of my friends and my family.

How many desolate creatures on the earth have learnt the simple dues of fellowship and social comfort, in a hospital.

I'm lucky to have a great support system in my friends and some of my family. If you have those people that you trust, go ahead and fall back into them and let them be your hammock and cocoon and let them embrace you.

There's no text that can replace a loving touch when someone we love is hurting.

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand.

When peoples care for you and cry for you, they can straighten out your soul.

When Christopher and Charles passed away, I was completely depressed, I felt rejected and real down, and so Roscoe invited me because he had this spirit of compassion, and we had gone to school together, were friends and everything.

A friend is what the heart needs all the time.

No one should be left to suffer alone.

The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.

For example, when my mother died, the people who showed up just to put an apron on to cook, people who really do the right thing, so to speak, as my momma would always say to show that they care, a sense of community that we've lost so much in our country.

Sometimes things happen in life, and you kind of need a friend.

You need somebody just to say, 'Hey, I'm here for you. Do you need anything?' If you can get somebody like that, you can make it, no question about it. You can make it.

I can use all the hugs I can get.

My heart goes out to anyone who suffers, and of course, to their families.

But there is a discomfort that surrounds grief. It makes even the most well-intentioned people unsure of what to say. And so many of the freshly bereaved end up feeling even more alone.

The kindness and affection from the public have carried me through some of the most difficult periods, and always your love and affection have eased the journey.

Words of comfort, skillfully administered, are the oldest therapy known to man.

When you are in trouble, people who call to sympathize are really looking for the particulars.

When you're sick, nobody takes care of you like your mom.

I'll always remember when I bumped into Good Morning America's Robin Roberts on a flight to my mother's funeral in 1994, and how kind she was during that difficult time.

And if you see me, smile and maybe give me a hug. That's important to me too.