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

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" 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. "

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Believe In Yourself

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