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So as long as I'm a human being and I'm not perfect, I'm able to say I'm having some growing pains. Because in order to sustain where you are once you made such a breakthrough that everyone is looking at you, now everyone is like, 'Ooh, is she gonna make a mistake?' Yes, I'm going to make a mistake. Yes, I'm still gonna do things.

Mary J. Blige

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Mary J. Blige
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: January 11
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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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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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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. Understanding that everything that comes to you is what you are. Everything from friends to boyfriends to the job you get - it's all a direct reflection of what you are on the inside.
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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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I'm searching for a real love.
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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 don't want no drama in my life, even though we have a little bit, but no more letting people control you. That's drama, because then you become something that you're not.
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