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I believe there are certain things that God uses to get us out of a bad situation, and I believe music was one of the things he used for me.

Mary J. Blige

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Mary J. Blige
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: January 11
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Just don't let the hype of what people are saying and how much they love you, y'know, just take the compliment and be thankful that people are complimenting you, but don't let it consume you don't let your circumstances around you and the way people view you make you act a certain way.
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There's so many things that life is, and no matter how many breakthroughs, trials will exist and we're going to get through it. Just be strong.
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Larry David makes me laugh.
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You have to have a plan. Everything has to be planned. For me, I start with the title of my album, before I even start with the songs. I write down different things that I want album to say, and then the songs come from the different words.
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Negative words are powerful boomerangs so be careful what you say about people and yourself.
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I don't know. Only God knows where the story ends for me, but I know where the story begins. It's up to us to choose, whether we win or lose and I choose to win.
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Sometimes I frown and I don't realise it.
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If you're looking for inner peace from the outside world, you're not going to get that. The inner peace starts with looking at you from the inside.
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I know who I am. I am not perfect. I'm not the most beautiful woman in the world. But I'm one of them.
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The important thing is to realize that no matter what people's opinions may be, they're only just that - people's opinions. You have to believe in your heart what you know to be true about yourself. And let that be that.
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I didn't never have to go to a therapist. I just always put it in a song and you heard me.
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You can hate me. You can go out there and say anything you want about me, But you will love me later because I told you the truth.
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I don't want no drama in my life, even though we have a little bit, but no more letting people control you. That's drama, because then you become something that you're not.
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Cause I'm no better than you, you, or you. And I can't get on no throne and preach, 'cause I'm not God.
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From being a little girl in the projects, going through all of the mess that I was going through, to ending up at the Inauguration for the first African-American president, I'm speechless right now because I never thought I'd - I never ever - I couldn't even see that far. Even when I ended up in the music business I couldn't see that.
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I wouldn't adopt, but what I will do is give my time and go and try to be there for people.
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I'm from the element of the streets that says that once you've made it, it's yours. But keep it to yourself.
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There's not enough time to be disrespecting... Life is too short.
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You demand respect and you'll get it. First of all, you give respect.
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I’ve done well, I’ve been disappointed, and I think it all goes back to you. Of course the labels are going to be the labels. It’s the music business. You are a business. That’s what they do. So you’ve got to protect yourself.
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