Quotes By Mary J. Blige

I didn't never have to go to a therapist. I just always put it in a song and you heard me.

When I was a kid, I needed to sing because it makes me feel good about myself. It makes me feel good, period.

Really, every woman is an example to me, because as women we go through so much pain. We have to live this perfect life when we are messed up inside. We all go through trials and tribulations.

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!

I'm from the element of the streets that says that once you've made it, it's yours. But keep it to yourself.

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.

God comes first - if I don't love him, I can't love anybody, and if I can't love me I can't love nobody.

In the inner city, there's a mentality that the government owes you something. My breakthrough came when I stopped feeling sorry for myself and took responsibility for every part of my life. No more pity parties. I've gotta love me more than anybody else loves me.

I know who I am. I am not perfect. I'm not the most beautiful woman in the world. But I'm one of them.

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.

You either learn from your experiences or go back and do the same thing, and I learned from my experiences.

I barely have time for my own children. To adopt more children and not have time for them, that would be poor parenting on my part.

My first album is playful.

I believe there are certain things that God uses to get us out of a bad situation, and I believe music was one of the things he used for me.

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.'

My God is a God who wants me to have things. He wants me to bling. He wants me to be the hottest thing on the block.

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.

I'm a singer who thinks like a rapper.

Don't give up, be positive and if you know someone who knows someone at a record company don't stop beating down their door till you get heard. Don't ever say it'll never happen or it'll never happen.

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.

You demand respect and you'll get it. First of all, you give respect.

I was inspired to create 'My Life' so I could finally share a personal part of my life beyond my music.

As a kid, I dreamed about being onstage.

I do consider myself part of black history.

'My Life' is soft, with notes of pear and gardenia, but still bold, with a woody base.

I wouldn't adopt, but what I will do is give my time and go and try to be there for people.

You can look at my palm and see the storm coming. Read the book of my life and see I've overcome it.

There are people out there who want to provoke me and bring back the old Mary but I'm not giving them the satisfaction.

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.

For the first time in my life, I'm proud of myself.