I love all of her quotes because she speaks to me as a mother.
Mary J Blige is an African American singer, songwriter, and producer that has a musical career spanning five decades.
In the past, she has been able to record 11 top 10 hits in the US, with her best selling album, ‘My Life’ having sold over 30 million units worldwide. She has sold over 70 million records and has won two Grammys, five American Music Awards, and 16 Billboard Awards.
“You can’t always get what you want.” This is the most Famous Mary J Blige Quotes. Check out our all the Mary J Blige Biography and her quotes.
50 Powerful Mary J Blige Quotes That’ll Motivate You
 Drug use will never be a healthy coping mechanism. People that are on drugs, who are using drugs as a means to cover up feelings, well, they are actually sick and they need help.
Mary J Blige says that, although life is full of trials and tribulations, you should never be afraid to fight for your dreams and to stay focused, as it will help you overcome any challenge.
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Mary J Blige said that music makes you want to live. Music is a powerful thing, I have been listening to more music recently and I can feel the happiness within me.
As an artist, I always want to make sure that I am the one who owns my own creative control. I want to be the one who decides who gets to see my music. I don’t want others telling me who I can work with, or how I should be marketed. I own my own destiny and will do what I have to do to get where I want to go.
Music enables us to live. Many people have told me that they have been down and depressed and just wanted to die. But when a special song caught their ear, it helped give them renewed strength.
It’s no secret to anyone that Mary has had to battle her own demons. From the early struggles of her youth to her heartache of losing her son, Mary is still going strong. It seems as though every day she can’t seem to get through a day, but she is working at it. She has always seemed to be a strong woman and she is living a great life. She should have a great relationship with her children and her kids should be close.
Mary didn’t have to say anything about the beauty of this woman. She is beautiful. I have never seen a woman more beautiful than Mary J Blige on a stage. She is the embodiment of female beauty.
Mary J Blige is using the power of drugs to get what she wants. She’s seen visions of herself and knows what she’s going to look like when she’s older. She knows what she’s doing. She also knows what she’s getting herself into. It’s a trap.
Inner peace is all about how you look at yourself and where you place your focus and attention. If you’re constantly in a bad mood and angry, the chances are that you’re going to be an unhappy person. Instead, focus on things that make you feel good and make you happy and the outer world will take care of itself.
10th of 50 Mary J Blige Quotes
10. “Love,” said the spider to the flies, “is an illusion.”
The flies disagreed.
I really started getting into it when my body started reacting to my food and the foods that I was eating. I started seeing results and that’s when I started realizing, “Wow, this is something that I’m really putting my weight into.” I started feeling better and I started seeing the results of what I was putting into my body.
Love is wonderful in any kind, as long as you have a lot of it.
Negativity is a powerful self-fulfilling prophesy. If you think that someone is negative, you will be negative towards them. If you think that you are negative, you are going to be negative towards yourself.
This quote was used to show that Mary is older now but she has not changed much.
I believe we numb ourself with shopping and drugs and alcohol and people and all kinds of fun and stuff, to cover up what’s really going on inside.
This might be your best thing. It’s my most favorite quote of the year. It’s great, though I wish that she said, “In a place where I’d never dreamed I’d be, and that’s perfection.” That’s more like my thing.
Mary j Blige talked about her home life saying that they couldn’t tell everything. It would kill them. And because her parents were so private, she was never able to really see the truth of who they were.
Mary J Blige is an iconic American singer who has had many major hits. She has had numerous awards and nominations and has won several awards.
I really think Mary J Blige is one of the greatest voices of 2019. So, of course, this is something that I’m going to talk about right away. This is something that I really love about Mary J Blige: the fact that she’s willing to speak the truth and admit when she’s made mistakes. And I love her, because I think that’s something so necessary to be able to get better, but also to love yourself again.
20th of 50 Mary J Blige Quotes
Women who are Black, or who are immigrants or who are disabled or who are queer are often told that they’re beautiful. The beauty industry exploits Black women in particular because they don’t see Black women as beautiful.
What hurt me most was when I wasn’t understood in all the meetings and I had to read over the same contract over and over again, trying to understand what was going on.
Mary J Blige said that children are priority for her. But she said that she has to take care her children too.
Mary J Blige makes an appearance on the cover of US Weekly magazine for the first time in two years. It was revealed back in August that they have been dating since April. It seems like after Blige’s divorce from Kendu Isaacs, they just clicked.
I’m just Mary, I’m a black woman.
Y’all have been saying the n word non stop, from time to time, so you must have love to say it; if you have love, why be so stingy with it? If you have love, show it to others and let other people know how you would like to be treated.
Everyone thinks they know everything and nobody really knows.
Mary J Blige said that she’s done well, she’s been disappointed and that it all goes back to you. Of course, the labels are going to be the labels. It’s the music business. You have to protect yourself.
Mary J Blige said that life is not going to be smooth.
Just when I thought I’ve seen every possible Mary J Blige lyric. She really goes for it on this one.
30th of 50 Mary J Blige Quotes
Mary J Blige says that she has to have lemon and honey to have honey and lemon juice. Mary J Blige likes apple cider vinegar, Bragg’s, and Red Vines or Twizzlers.
Mary J. Blige’s new album is about her journey from her childhood to her adulthood. Blige wants to change the narrative and share the experiences that shaped her into the woman she is today. On the album ‘The Breakthrough’, she brings new experiences, new perspectives, and her own point of view.
You should respect others. If you demand respect, you should give respect to others.
Mary J Blige says that she feels less pain as she feels the pain of the people. It is her way of paying tribute to the poor and the homeless.
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 got to love me more than anyone else loves me.
If you believe in yourself when nobody else does,
You’ll understand why they don’t understand you.
And you’ll know that you are stronger than they are before you know it.
Mary J Blige was raised by a strong and spiritual family. She had an understanding of the importance of God in her life and the music that she listened to in her family was a huge influence on her. This explains the musical choices she went with for the ‘God’s Plan’ album.
To live with a purpose is an important part of God’s gift to me. I am responsible for living with it. My responsibility is to live it, God’s a responsible to do that.
Thirty-three is a hard age to remember. It is also the age I felt I had to tell the truth. I felt I should have revealed it when I was 33. I should never have kept it as a secret and I feel guilty for that. I had no excuse for it.
In an interview with Elle Magazine, Mary J. Blige said that as a child, she wanted to be a singer, and that’s what she was at the beginning of her career. But she didn’t know what she wanted to be at the time. She’d like to thank some people who helped her achieve success.
40th of 50 Mary J Blige Quotes
If you’re looking for a reason to be cheerful, you’re not going to get that. Your reason for being cheerful is, in fact, the reason. Whatever is happening, you are that thing. Everything that comes to you is you. Friends, relationships, work, they’re all a reflection of what you are.
I’m sure you’ve probably heard all about Mary J Blige. She is an incredibly gifted actress and singer, so please don’t go spreading un-true rumors about her. She’s not a crazy woman and her quote is great to know.
I had to learn to forgive myself for my feelings of guilt and my fear of being hurt again. I had to forgive myself for being so stupid, I had to forgive him for everything he did.
43. If you can love me and hate me at the same time, I am worth more than those who cannot love me and hate me.
Mary J Blige says that if you are a beautiful black woman, you no longer have to look at the “negative” thing in the mirror and say, “You are the only one in the whole wide world who looks like you.” She says that the only thing you need to do to be beautiful is to love yourself. Mary J Blige is a singer, songwriter, actress, author, and philanthropist. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Blige grew up in Brooklyn, New York.
I love that this quote comes from a song and it’s not the lyrics but the title of the song, ‘The Real Thing’.
I don’t blame my Mum for anything but I do forgive her for everything.
When you look back, you see that everyone wants what they want and wants it to be the way they want it to be.
Even though we’re only living in different eras, there are similarities between past and present. Whether it’s how a child’s life can change the fate of a whole family or how Mary J Blige was able to get a life back for her 6 year old daughter thanks to the success of her music career, these stories are worth your attention.