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I do consider myself part of black history.

Mary J. Blige

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Mary J. Blige
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: January 11
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I can tell you I didn't feel good when I could not articulate properly. Getting my GED was important and I want other women to feel that.
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When I was five years old I was molested and just, you know. I remember feeling, literally right before it happened, I just could not believe that this person was going to do this to me. That thing followed me all my life. The shame of thinking my molestation was my fault - it led me to believe I wasn't worth anything.
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As a child I always wanted to be a singer. The music my mother played in the house moved me - Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Mahalia Jackson. It was truly spiritual. It made you understand what God was. We are all spirits. We get depressed. But music makes you want to live. I know my music has saved my life.
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If we didn't have understanding of our journey, we wouldn't be able to go on. We'd be stuck, like, 'Why me?'
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Negative words are powerful boomerangs so be careful what you say about people and yourself.
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I barely have time for my own children. To adopt more children and not have time for them, that would be poor parenting on my part.
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I started speaking about what I was dealing with through my music, and 4 million women responded and said, 'Us too, Mary.' And I didn't know that everyone was hurting like I was hurting. I had no idea.
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I cannot save the world, that's not what I'm trying to do. I guess I'm just trying to walk the walk and be an example to those that want it. Not everybody does, but if Mary J Blige can come out of that same hole you were in, then you can do it too - that's my goal: to do that without saying it, but actually live it.
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It was only for two years, and I jumped from family to family. It's very scary.
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There's not enough time to be disrespecting... Life is too short.
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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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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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I'm hoping that my entrepreneurial side will have me at a place where I don't have to do anything. That's what I'm striving for.
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Growing up, I was the preferred hairstylist for all of my friends.
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I'm searching for a real love.
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When life is real, it's not going to be smooth.
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