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I'm striving toward this acting thing. I'm definitely gonna work hard on that, whatever comes my way, I'm gonna work hard on it.

Mary J. Blige

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Mary J. Blige
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: January 11
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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 don't know what kind of God the rest of y'all are serving, but the God I serve says, 'Mary, you need to be the hottest thing this year, and I'm gonna make sure you're doing that.'
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The music business is not a good place for people who don't know things.
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If you're here right now in your life, your journey continues and you've lived to tell the story.
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I've learned so much from all my mistakes. I just wish I had gotten my education.
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I used to think I was ugly. I thought I looked like a camel. A person who doesn't love themselves, they will see anything that pops up on their face. I've seen squirrels, I've seen a bird, and I've seen all kinds of animals on my face. But that is the result of self-hate. I've learned to say: 'You know what? I am a beautiful black woman'.
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It's OK showing yourself some love.
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Don't give up, be positive and if you know someone who knows someone at a record company don't stop beating down their door till you get heard. Don't ever say it'll never happen or it'll never happen.
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I was inspired to create 'My Life' so I could finally share a personal part of my life beyond my music.
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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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You demand respect and you'll get it. First of all, you give respect.
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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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Nowadays, with the state of the music business, for any artist, whether you're up-and-coming or you've been in it for awhile, you have to explore different revenues and different ways of expressing yourself.
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When I was a kid, I needed to sing because it makes me feel good about myself. It makes me feel good, period.
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