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Cause I'm no better than you, you, or you. And I can't get on no throne and preach, 'cause I'm not God.
Mary J. Blige
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Mary J. Blige
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: January 11
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There are people out there who want to provoke me and bring back the old Mary but I'm not giving them the satisfaction.
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Sometimes I frown and I don't realise it.
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I cannot save the world, that's not what I'm trying to do. I guess I'm just trying to walk the walk and be an example to those that want it. Not everybody does, but if Mary J Blige can come out of that same hole you were in, then you can do it too - that's my goal: to do that without saying it, but actually live it.
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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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You have to have a plan. Everything has to be planned. For me, I start with the title of my album, before I even start with the songs. I write down different things that I want album to say, and then the songs come from the different words.
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God loves me and sent his son to die for me so I have to live to please him because he saved me when everyone abandoned 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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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 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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As a kid, I was in love with Michael Jackson, and I just knew I was going to marry him someday.
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Larry David makes me laugh.
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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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I like to do interior design, I love to quilt, I love to see different colors together, and I love to match things up.
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This music business can suck all the love out of you, all the compassion for people - you can start to think you're better than them. But I want to continue to let people know that I'm no better and no worse, I'm just like you.
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Yonkers made me strong and made me believe in myself, because so many people would doubt you and not believe. There are people that would believe in you, but the environment was so harsh, nobody wanted you to get out, you know?
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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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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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It was only for two years, and I jumped from family to family. It's very scary.
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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'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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