For the first time in my life, I’m proud of myself
MARY J. BLIGEFor the first time in my life, I’m proud of myself
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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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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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As a kid, I dreamed about being onstage.
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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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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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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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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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Believe in yourself when nobody else does.
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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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Once you climb to another level, you have to figure out how to sustain it.
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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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It’s OK showing yourself some love.
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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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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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