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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.

Mary J. Blige

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Mary J. Blige
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: January 11
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Mary Jane Blige
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It's challenging to find an identity as a young person if you don't have the sustenance of love, because you're being shipped around.
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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 was inspired to create 'My Life' so I could finally share a personal part of my life beyond my music.
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The music business is not a good place for people who don't know things.
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Growing up, I was the preferred hairstylist for all of my friends.
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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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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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When life is real, it's not going to be smooth.
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Larry David makes me laugh.
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I like French fries I like mashed. I love potatoes.
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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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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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You demand respect and you'll get it. First of all, you give respect.
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You know a lot, but you don't know everything.
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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.
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Life is full of trials and tribulations. It's dramatic when you don't treat people right when you're in the tribulations, but I know now how to get out of it. You have to make a decision to say 'No more', and then you know what to do when the trials happen.
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I've been praying to God to show me how to forgive myself. Because... maybe... that's the thing I've been searching for.
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I never do any album to beat it. I do it to extend it.
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In the inner city, there's a mentality that the government owes you something. My breakthrough came when I stopped feeling sorry for myself and took responsibility for every part of my life. No more pity parties. I've gotta love me more than anybody else loves me.
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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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