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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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" I know who I am. I am not perfect. I'm not the most beautiful woman in the world. But I'm one of them. "

Beautiful Woman

" I didn't know how to show my self love, and I didn't want anyone else to hurt me. So my tough girl attitude was like, 'I'm not having it.' "

" I can have as many bad days as anyone. But I choose to say, 'I'm just fine.' "

" I believe there are certain things that God uses to get us out of a bad situation, and I believe music was one of the things he used for 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'. "

" When I was little, like 7 to 15, there was nothing I wanted to do but go to church and go to school. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 cannot save the world; that's not what I'm trying to do. I guess I'm just trying to walk the walk and be an example to those that want it. Not everybody does, but if Mary J. Blige can come out of that same hole you were in, then you can do it, too - that's my goal: to do that without saying it, but actually live it. "

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

" Even if you feel someone has wronged you or owes you something, no one is going to give you anything for free. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" No one intimidates me because I'm not trying to do what you do, because I can't do what you do. I can only do what Mary J. Blige can do, so that relaxes me right there, and it gets me out of the competition and that whole thing. "

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

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" I truly enjoy Bono. I think he is an amazing person; I love him. "