Inspirational Quotes by Mary J. Blige

I still get nervous about singing. I drink tea with honey and lemon before every concert. And I need to have scented candles in…

— Mary J. Blige

I never do any album to beat it. I do it to extend it.

— Mary J. Blige

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…

— Mary J. Blige

I do consider myself part of black history.

— Mary J. Blige

You can't get around pain and opposition, but you can try to be joyful in the trial, and thank yourself for the trial, and…

— Mary J. Blige

Once you climb to another level, you have to figure out how to sustain it.

— Mary J. Blige

I care about me now. When I didn't care about me, I was, like, 'Why is this going wrong? Why is my life so…

— Mary J. Blige

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 absolute total…

— Mary J. Blige

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…

— Mary J. Blige

My responsibility to God is to live. That's the gift he gave me. What I do with it is up to me.

— Mary J. Blige

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

— Mary J. Blige

The music business is really, really small. The real music is becoming almost extinct, if you don't stay true to who you are.

— Mary J. Blige

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

— Mary J. Blige

If you're looking for inner peace from the outside world, you're not going to get that. The inner peace starts with looking at you…

— Mary J. Blige

God loves me and sent his son to die for me so I have to live to please him because he saved me when…

— Mary J. Blige