Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" I've been a tomboy my whole life. But then you get older, you get married, you soften up. "

Related Quotes:

" Believe in yourself when nobody else does. "

Believe In Yourself

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

" 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. "

" Life is full of trials and tribulations. It's dramatic when you don't treat people right when you're in the tribulations, but I know now how to get out of it. You have to make a decision to say 'No more', and then you know what to do when the trials happen. "

" I listen to gospel music. "

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

" I wouldn't adopt, but what I will do is give my time and go and try to be there for people. "

" I don't listen to people's opinions. I have people around me who I can trust, but most of all I listen to myself. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" When I was a kid, I needed to sing because it makes me feel good about myself. It makes me feel good, period. "

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

" You can look at my palm and see the storm coming. Read the book of my life and see I've overcome it. "

" Thank you so much for supporting me from the day I stepped foot into the music industry. It really means something to me to have Maya Angelou speak on my behalf. It also means a lot to have Oprah on my speed dial! "

" For the first time in my life, I'm proud of myself. "

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

" The younger Mary J. Blige, I would call her, she was very unaware, ignorant. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Without your health, everything else means nothing. "

" 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. "

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

" 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'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. "

" Larry David makes me laugh. "

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