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As far as men go, they never gave me a chance to be me they were always scared that somebody was going to take me.
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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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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I've learned so much from all my mistakes. I just wish I had gotten my education.
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You demand respect and you'll get it. First of all, you give respect.
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As a child I always wanted to be a singer. The music my mother played in the house moved me - Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Mahalia Jackson. It was truly spiritual. It made you understand what God was. We are all spirits. We get depressed. But music makes you want to live. I know my music has saved my life.
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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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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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I started speaking about what I was dealing with through my music, and 4 million women responded and said, 'Us too, Mary.' And I didn't know that everyone was hurting like I was hurting. I had no idea.
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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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Believe in yourself when nobody else does.
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The younger Mary J. Blige, I would call her, she was very unaware, ignorant.
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When I was five years old I was molested and just, you know. I remember feeling, literally right before it happened, I just could not believe that this person was going to do this to me. That thing followed me all my life. The shame of thinking my molestation was my fault - it led me to believe I wasn't worth anything.
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There's so many things that life is, and no matter how many breakthroughs, trials will exist and we're going to get through it. Just be strong.
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No one compares to you. Just remember that. There's no one out there - there's only one of you, and that's it. And whatever you believe about you that's great, no one else has it. And I can't look like you, there's no way I can slip into your body and be you, and you can't slip into my body and be me. This is all we're gonna get.
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People in my neighborhood inspired me to sing. Believe in your ability no matter what, but be realistic with yourself and your ability.
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I'm a singer who thinks like a rapper.
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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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