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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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" Music is where my love is. I don't think the acting thing is going to start outweighing that, but I think it's going to start being a good chunk of something I want to do. "

Mary J. Blige

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Love Is

" 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. "

" If you're here right now in your life, your journey continues and you've lived to tell the story. "

" 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? "

Mary J. Blige

Myself

You

" People know what they see but they don't know what's happening inside. If you want to know who you are and how you feel about yourself, take a look at your environment. "

" 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. "

" I can tell you I didn't feel good when I could not articulate properly. Getting my GED was important and I want other women to feel that. "

" I wish I had an extra day with my mom sometimes. Or another hour in the day with my family, husband and children. "

" Without your health, everything else means nothing. "

" It was only for two years, and I jumped from family to family. It's very scary. "

" Sometimes I frown and I don't realise it. "

" Don't give up, be positive and if you know someone who knows someone at a record company don't stop beating down their door till you get heard. Don't ever say it'll never happen or it'll never happen. "

" When you finally understand who you are, ages 6 through 60 will understand who you are. Because when they see a person that's come through all that I've come through, still standing, it's amazing. "

" I have to have lemon and honey. I have to have apple cider vinegar, Braggs. And I have to have either Red Vines or Twizzlers. These things, you know, are the things that help my vocal performance. "

" You demand respect and you'll get it. First of all, you give respect. "

" By the time I was a teenager, when I went outside the house, it was about hip-hop all the time. Nothing but hip-hop, block parties. "

" God comes first - if I don't love him, I can't love anybody, and if I can't love me I can't love nobody. "

Mary J. Blige

Love

Nobody

" I remember a time when all my fans were crying and sad and going through hell. Now, we're trying to uplift each other and accept ourselves for who we are, even if nobody else does. "

" Two hurt people can not help each other. They can not. "

" I hated myself for so many reasons, and I thought so many things were my fault that happened to me growing up. "

" I don't think there's anything they can say about me that I haven't said about myself already. And I would be an absolute total liar, and my fans would not respect me, if I said that my life and my marriage are perfect. But we absolutely love each other; we have fun together - it's great. "

" When you know what pain is, and when you have to make a choice, you learn that it is a decision. People think it's a fairytale thing, love and happiness, but you have to work hard. And then - you feel it deeply. "

" When life is real, it's not going to be smooth. "

" I'm from the element of the streets that says that once you've made it, it's yours. But keep it to yourself. "

" There are people out there who want to provoke me and bring back the old Mary but I'm not giving them the satisfaction. "

Mary J. Blige

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" I listen to gospel music. "

" My main exercise is cardio. The treadmill is fine, but running outdoors gives me the best results. I try to log 6 to 8 miles a week. I could be in the worst mood, but when I do my cardio, I feel much, much better. "

Mary J. Blige

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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. "

" 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. "

" Growing up, I was the preferred hairstylist for all of my friends. "

Mary J. Blige

Growing Up

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