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.
MARY J. BLIGEIt 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.
More Mary J. Blige Quotes
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Believe in yourself when nobody else does.
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I can tell you I didn’t feel good when I could not articulate properly. Getting my GED was important and I want other women to feel that.
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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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For the first time in my life, I’m proud of myself
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Growing up, I was the preferred hairstylist for all of my friends.
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As a kid, I dreamed about being onstage.
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I do consider myself part of black history.
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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It’s OK showing yourself some love.
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Once you climb to another level, you have to figure out how to sustain it.
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