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.
MARY J. BLIGEI 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.
More Mary J. Blige Quotes
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I do consider myself part of black history.
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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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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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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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As a kid, I dreamed about being onstage.
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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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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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Growing up, I was the preferred hairstylist for all of my friends.
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For the first time in my life, I’m proud of myself
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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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Once you climb to another level, you have to figure out how to sustain it.
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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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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 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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