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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.

Mary J. Blige

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Mary J. Blige
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: January 11
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New York City
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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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It hurts a lot when you cannot really comprehend what a person is saying in a meeting, or you don't even understand what you're reading in your contract.
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When I`m going to do a Christmas album I had to put my mind in Christmas mode. I had to go back to being a child and remembering all of that. When I go to do a project, I'm serious about it, so I wrap my world around it, and it becomes Christmastime for me and I'm singing songs like it's Christmas day.
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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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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'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 decided to start my own label because so many people with talent come to me wanting to know how they can get in the music business.
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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've learned so much from all my mistakes. I just wish I had gotten my education.
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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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It's challenging to find an identity as a young person if you don't have the sustenance of love, because you're being shipped around.
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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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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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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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You demand respect and you'll get it. First of all, you give respect.
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