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. BLIGEYou 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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I do consider myself part of black history.
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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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As a kid, I dreamed about being onstage.
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For 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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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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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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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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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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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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Believe in yourself when nobody else does.
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Once you climb to another level, you have to figure out how to sustain it.
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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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It’s not just songs and glamour. It’s sweat, blood, broken toes, and mistakes… It’s life.
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Growing up, I was the preferred hairstylist for all of my friends.
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