The 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’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.
More Mary J. Blige Quotes
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For the first time in my life, I’m proud of myself
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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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As a kid, I dreamed about being onstage.
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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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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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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 do consider myself part of black history.
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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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Believe in yourself when nobody else does.
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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’s OK showing yourself some love.
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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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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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Once you climb to another level, you have to figure out how to sustain it.
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