Once you climb to another level, you have to figure out how to sustain it.
MARY J. BLIGEFor the first time in my life, I’m proud of myself
More Mary J. Blige Quotes
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It’s OK showing yourself some love.
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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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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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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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I’ve just been growing right along. It’s painful, but it’s a great pain, and I like suffering for great results. It’s like going to the gym. It hurts really bad at first, but after a couple of months and after that diet, you’re looking so hot.
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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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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 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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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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Growing up, I was the preferred hairstylist for all of my friends.
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Believe in yourself when nobody else does.
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As a kid, I dreamed about being onstage.
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You can hate me. You can go out there and say anything you want about me, But you will love me later because I told you the truth.
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For the first time in my life, I’m proud of myself
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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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