It’s OK showing yourself some love.
MARY J. BLIGEIt’s OK showing yourself some love.
MARY J. BLIGEThe music business is really, really small. The real music is becoming almost extinct, if you don’t stay true to who you are.
MARY J. BLIGEI do consider myself part of black history.
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.
MARY J. BLIGEBelieve in yourself when nobody else does.
MARY J. BLIGEI 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.
MARY J. BLIGEThen 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.
MARY J. BLIGEI’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.
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!
MARY J. BLIGEThere’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.
MARY J. BLIGEI 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.
MARY J. BLIGEIt’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. BLIGEOnce you climb to another level, you have to figure out how to sustain it.
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.
MARY J. BLIGEIt’s not just songs and glamour. It’s sweat, blood, broken toes, and mistakes… It’s life.
MARY J. BLIGEGrowing up, I was the preferred hairstylist for all of my friends.
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