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When life is real, it's not going to be smooth.
Mary J. Blige
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Mary J. Blige
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: January 11
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Don't go a full day or night without washing your face. You have to get all the dirt and makeup out of your pores.
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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 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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Then my life crashed and burned down: trials, men, drama, no self-love, no identity. A little identity, but not a lot of love for myself, my life.
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I'm a child of God. God is my mommy, my daddy. That's the only thing that'll keep my head up. If I don't remember who I am in him, I'm done.
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