I can’t just make a song people can dance in a club to… it still has to be real. Mary J. Blige Read Quote
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. Mary J. Blige Read Quote
When you finally understand who you are, ages 6 through 60 will understand who you are. Because when they see a person that’s come through all that I’ve come through, still standing, it’s amazing. Mary J. Blige Read Quote
I’ve been praying to God to show me how to forgive myself. Because… maybe… that’s the thing I’ve been searching for. Mary J. Blige Read Quote
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. Mary J. Blige Read Quote
Music is where my love is. I don’t think the acting thing is going to start outweighing that, but I think it’s going to start being a good chunk of something I want to do. Mary J. Blige Read Quote
When you wake up and learn to love yourself and want to take care of yourself, things are harder because people don’t like the idea of it. But when you get in trouble, it gives people things to talk about. Mary J. Blige Read Quote
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 thankful that people are complimenting you, but don’t let it consume you; don’t let your circumstances around you and the way people view you make you act a certain way. Mary J. Blige Read Quote