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The music business is not a good place for people who don't know things.
Mary J. Blige
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Mary J. Blige
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: January 11
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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 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 felt ashamed about everything. Me dropping out of high school, me not, you know, just not being beautiful enough. I just didn't feel like I was smart enough or beautiful enough, you know, for years.
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I think women should band together to get us more respect in all the businesses that we're in because, you know, if we turn 40, we're nothing and nobody. We all should band together and just say we're not gonna go down like that.
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It's that first step-getting out the door-that's the toughest. If you can do that, you've already won.
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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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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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You either learn from your experiences or go back and do the same thing, and I learned from my experiences.
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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'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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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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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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You demand respect and you'll get it. First of all, you give respect.
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