It hurts a lot when you cannot really comprehend what a person is saying in a meeting, or you don’t even understand what you’re reading in your contract.
MARY J. BLIGEThank 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!
More Mary J. Blige Quotes
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Then my life crashed and burned down: trials, men, drama, no self-love, no identity. A little identity, but not a lot of love for myself, my life.
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For the first time in my life, I’m proud of myself
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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!
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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.
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The music business is really, really small. The real music is becoming almost extinct, if you don’t stay true to who you are.
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Once you climb to another level, you have to figure out how to sustain it.
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I’m hoping that my entrepreneurial side will have me at a place where I don’t have to do anything. That’s what I’m striving for.
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It’s OK showing yourself some love.
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As a kid, I dreamed about being onstage.
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It’s not just songs and glamour. It’s sweat, blood, broken toes, and mistakes… It’s life.
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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.
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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.
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It’s challenging to find an identity as a young person if you don’t have the sustenance of love, because you’re being shipped around.
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Growing up, I was the preferred hairstylist for all of my friends.
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I do consider myself part of black history.
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