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

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" When I was a child I didn't care about getting an education, and I didn't finish high school. "

" I've been praying to God to show me how to forgive myself. Because... maybe... that's the thing I've been searching for. "

" Believe in yourself when nobody else does. "

Believe In Yourself

" I believe that anything man himself can do for me, God can do for me in a greater way. I decided to pray and to seek God on my own. I just stayed in The Word. And it worked. "

" So as long as I'm a human being and I'm not perfect, I'm able to say I'm having some growing pains. Because in order to sustain where you are once you made such a breakthrough that everyone is looking at you, now everyone is like, 'Ooh, is she gonna make a mistake?' Yes, I'm going to make a mistake. Yes, I'm still gonna do things. "

" 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 believe there should be no more drama, but it's everywhere you go. It's just about how you get out. You've gotta bob and weave because it's everywhere. How do I keep the drama low? It's about using your head. "

" My journey continues, because I've, you know, conquered a lot. And I know how to conquer the rest. "

" You can't get around pain and opposition, but you can try to be joyful in the trial, and thank yourself for the trial, and thank God for the strength to get through it. "

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

" I like hanging out with me, and I've accepted everything about me good, bad whatever it is. That's why I'm able to, that's why no one can tell me anything negative about myself. "

" I always want to be a messenger, a person that, you know, that's not afraid to pass on wisdom. "

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

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

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

" This music business can suck all the love out of you, all the compassion for people - you can start to think you're better than them. But I want to continue to let people know that I'm no better and no worse, I'm just like you. "

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

" 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've never been a mean person. "

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

" I was inspired to create 'My Life' so I could finally share a personal part of my life beyond my music. "

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

" There's not enough time to be disrespecting... Life is too short. "

Life Is Too Short

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

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

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

" I don't know. Only God knows where the story ends for me, but I know where the story begins. It's up to us to choose, whether we win or lose and I choose to win. "

" I barely have time for my own children. To adopt more children and not have time for them, that would be poor parenting on my part. "