Mary J. Blige

Quotes

• “I don't think there's anything they can say about me that I haven't said about myself already. And I would be an absolut...”
• “Just don't let the hype of what people are saying and how much they love you, y'know, just take the compliment and be th...”
• “When someone comes up to me and says, 'Mary, you helped save my marriage', or, 'Mary, you helped me get out of this abus...”
• “In the inner city, there's a mentality that the government owes you something. My breakthrough came when I stopped feeli...”
• “Music makes us want to live. You don't know how many times people have told me that they'd been down and depressed and j...”
• “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 li...”
• “I just want fans to walk away knowing that no matter what's going on, no matter how happy you are, no matter how sad you...”
• “Don't give up, be positive and if you know someone who knows someone at a record company don't stop beating down their d...”
• “When you finally understand who you are, ages 6 through 60 will understand who you are. Because when they see a person t...”
• “I remember a time when all my fans were crying and sad and going through hell. Now, we're trying to uplift each other an...”
• “I wish I had known that education is the key. That knowledge is power. Now I pick up books and watch educational shows w...”
• “You can't get around pain and opposition, but you can try to be joyful in the trial, and thank yourself for the trial, a...”
• “I don't know. Only God knows where the story ends for me, but I know where the story begins. It's up to us to choose, wh...”
• “I didn't know how to show my self love, and I didn't want anyone else to hurt me. So my tough girl attitude was like, 'I...”
• “I barely have time for my own children. To adopt more children and not have time for them, that would be poor parenting ...”
• “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 ...”
• “I like to do interior design, I love to quilt, I love to see different colors together, and I love to match things up.”
• “I don't listen to people's opinions. I have people around me who I can trust, but most of all I listen to myself.”
• “I wish I had an extra day with my mom sometimes. Or another hour in the day with my family, husband and children.”
• “When I was a child I didn't care about getting an education, and I didn't finish high school.”
• “You demand respect and you'll get it. First of all, you give respect.”
• “When you hold on to anger and unforgiveness, you can't move forward.”
• “I truly enjoy Bono. I think he is an amazing person I love him.”