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

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Everything is scary if you look at it. So you just got to live. "

" When you hold on to anger and unforgiveness, you can't move forward. "

" I'm a child of God. God is my mommy, my daddy. That's the only thing that'll keep my head up. If I don't remember who I am in him, I'm done. "

" I do consider myself part of black history. "

" Once you climb to another level, you have to figure out how to sustain it. "

" I didn't never have to go to a therapist. I just always put it in a song and you heard me. "

" I used to think I was ugly. I thought I looked like a camel. A person who doesn't love themselves, they will see anything that pops up on their face. I've seen squirrels, I've seen a bird, and I've seen all kinds of animals on my face. But that is the result of self-hate. I've learned to say: 'You know what? I am a beautiful black woman'. "

" 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. "

" Just don't let the hype of what people are saying and how much they love you, y'know, just take the compliment and be thankful that people are complimenting you, but don't let it consume you; don't let your circumstances around you and the way people view you make you act a certain way. "

" I've never been a mean person. "

" 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. "

" When someone comes up to me and says, 'Mary, you helped save my marriage', or, 'Mary, you helped me get out of this abusive relationship', I'm in it, really in their lives. And I'm so passionate about my feelings, but also about showing people the way through theirs. "

" My responsibility to God is to live. That's the gift he gave me. "

" I like to do interior design, I love to quilt, I love to see different colors together, and I love to match things up. "

" When you come from so many damaged places you don't ever want to spiral back there, so you gotta continue to check yourself. "

" As long as I live, I know I'll have feelings. And that's what I'm passionate about. "

" I like French fries; I like mashed. I love potatoes. "

" 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. "

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

" I don't have any health problems, but to keep your health improves your quality of life. "

" I'm a singer who thinks like a rapper. "

" 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. "

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

" Larry David makes me laugh. "

" I just love food, period. "

" 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. "