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" I didn't never have to go to a therapist. I just always put it in a song and you heard me. "
Mary J. Blige
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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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" I just want fans to walk away knowing that no matter what's going on, no matter how happy you are, no matter how sad you are, we did it. We're strong in this. We've come a long way, and life is not just one thing. "
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" You demand respect and you'll get it. First of all, you give respect. "
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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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