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Mary J. Blige is an American singer, songwriter, and actress, often called the “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul.” Her powerful voice and emotional honesty have made a significant impact on the music industry and culture. She has won numerous awards and inspired many with her story of resilience and success. Here are 103 of her quotes:

I'm on my way to a place where I'd never dreamed I'd be, and that's perfection. (Mary J. Blige)
So as long as I'm a human being and I'm not perfect, I'm able to say I'm having some growing pains. Because in order to sustain where you are once you made such a breakthrough that everyone is looking at you, now everyone is like, 'Ooh, is she gonna make a mistake?' Yes, I'm going to make a mistake. Yes, I'm still gonna do things. View quote
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No one intimidates me because I'm not trying to do what you do, because I can't do what you do. I can only do what Mary J. Blige can do, so that relaxes me right there, and it gets me out of the competition and that whole thing. View quote
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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 just wanted to die. But then a special song caught their ear and that helped give them renewed strength. That's the power music has. View quote
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I think women should band together to get us more respect in all the businesses that we're in because, you know, if we turn 40, we're nothing and nobody. We all should band together and just say we're not gonna go down like that. View quote
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I didn't never have to go to a therapist. I just always put it in a song and you heard me. View quote
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For the first time in my life, I'm proud of myself. View quote
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'My Life' is not an autobiography. It's just music. View quote
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I'm from the element of the streets that says that once you've made it, it's yours. But keep it to yourself. View quote
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You can look at my palm and see the storm coming. Read the book of my life and see I've overcome it. View quote
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I'm striving toward this acting thing. I'm definitely gonna work hard on that, whatever comes my way, I'm gonna work hard on it. (Mary J. Blige)
I've been praying to God to show me how to forgive myself. Because... maybe... that's the thing I've been searching for. View quote
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I was inspired to create 'My Life' so I could finally share a personal part of my life beyond my music. View quote
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When someone comes up to me and says, 'Mary, you helped save my marriage', or, 'Mary, you helped me get out of this abusive relationship', I'm in it, really in their lives. And I'm so passionate about my feelings, but also about showing people the way through theirs. View quote
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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 are, we did it. We're strong in this. We've come a long way, and life is not just one thing. View quote
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I felt ashamed about everything. Me dropping out of high school, me not, you know, just not being beautiful enough. I just didn't feel like I was smart enough or beautiful enough, you know, for years. View quote
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'My Life' is soft, with notes of pear and gardenia, but still bold, with a woody base. View quote
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I don't know what kind of God the rest of y'all are serving, but the God I serve says, 'Mary, you need to be the hottest thing this year, and I'm gonna make sure you're doing that.' View quote
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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. View quote
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One day I realized that I wasn't getting anywhere by blaming other people for my circumstances. I finally understood: Even if you feel someone has wronged you or owes you something, no one is going to give you anything for free. View quote
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I'm a child of God. God is my mommy, my daddy. That's the only thing that'll keep my head up. If I don't remember who I am in him, I'm done. (Mary J. Blige)
I don't think I'll do foster care or adopt, to be quite honest. View quote
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I grew up watching MTV, when Journey was huge, when Pat Benatar had 'Love Is a Battlefield,' and my friends and I used to cut school to watch this woman in the video. We loved Pat Benatar. View quote
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I've done well, I've been disappointed, and I think it all goes back to you. Of course the labels are going to be the labels. It's the music business. You are a business. That's what they do. So you've got to protect yourself. View quote
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It was only for two years, and I jumped from family to family. It's very scary. View quote
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Photo: Michael Albov, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: American Musician
Born: January 11, 1971
Quotes count: 103