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" For the first time in my life, I'm proud of myself. "
Mary J. Blige
My Life
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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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" I can see the music. I know what it looks like. I know what color it is. The words come easy, the tears come easy, and the joy comes easy. The music tells you what to do. "
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" In the inner city, there's a mentality that the government owes you something. My breakthrough came when I stopped feeling sorry for myself and took responsibility for every part of my life. No more pity parties. I've gotta love me more than anybody else loves me. "
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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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" 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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" One day I realized that I wasn't getting anywhere by blaming other people for my circumstances. I finally understood: Even if you feel someone has wronged you or owes you something, no one is going to give you anything for free. "
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" I suffered from self hatred so much. It's like I didn't want to look like that any more. I didn't to feel like that any more. It had to be another way. "
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" I listen to gospel music. "
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" You know a lot, but you don't know everything. "
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" You can hate me. You can go out there and say anything you want about me, But you will love me later because I told you the truth. "
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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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" Really, every woman is an example to me, because as women we go through so much pain. We have to live this perfect life when we are messed up inside. We all go through trials and tribulations. "
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" Music makes us want to live. You don't know how many times people have told me that they'd been down and depressed and just wanted to die. But then a special song caught their ear and that helped give them renewed strength. That's the power music has. "
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" The music business is not a good place for people who don't know things. "
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" Even if you feel someone has wronged you or owes you something, no one is going to give you anything for free. "
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" When I was little, like 7 to 15, there was nothing I wanted to do but go to church and go to school. "
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" I don't have any health problems, but to keep your health improves your quality of life. "
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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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" Sometimes I frown and I don't realise it. "
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" I've never been a mean person. "
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" I've done well, I've been disappointed, and I think it all goes back to you. Of course the labels are going to be the labels. It's the music business. You are a business. That's what they do. So you've got to protect yourself. "
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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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" 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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" I can go out raw with nothing, and my fans would still be happy, but I feel that I owe it to them to give them almost like a Broadway musical at this point in my life. I have to give them something more, so I do have to think of different ways to do it. "
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" Nowadays, with the state of the music business, for any artist, whether you're up-and-coming or you've been in it for awhile, you have to explore different revenues and different ways of expressing yourself. "
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" I wish I had known that education is the key. That knowledge is power. Now I pick up books and watch educational shows with my husband. I'm seeing how knowledge can elevate you. "
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