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Mary J. Blige

(1971) Entrepreneur United States

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Mary J. Blige is an entrepreneur from the United States, best known for Mary J. Blige - Reflections (A Retrospective).

Quick Facts About Mary J. Blige

Born: January 11, 1971
Nationality: United States
Profession: Entrepreneur
Notable works: Mary J. Blige - Reflections (A Retrospective)

About Mary J. Blige

Mary Jane Blige is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur. Often referred to by the honorifics "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and "Queen of R&B", her accolades include nine Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, four American Music Awards, twelve NAACP Image Awards, and twelve Billboard Music Awards, including the Billboard Icon Award.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Time 100 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Quotes by Mary J. Blige · Page 3

I'm hoping that my entrepreneurial side will have me at a place where I don't have to do anything. That's what I'm…

Entrepreneurial

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I like hanging out with me, and I've accepted everything about me good, bad whatever it is. That's why I'm able to,…

Able

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Even if you feel someone has wronged you or owes you something, no one is going to give you anything for free.

Anything

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Music is where my love is. I don't think the acting thing is going to start outweighing that, but I think it's…

Acting

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I believe this generation should know their history and they should know that the struggle's not over yet.

Believe

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Cause I'm no better than you, you, or you. And I can't get on no throne and preach, 'cause I'm not God.

Better than you

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When you're going to do whatever you're going to do, you have to get your, put your mind into it.

Mind

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When I was five years old I was molested and just, you know. I remember feeling, literally right before it happened, I…

Believe

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I suffered from self hatred so much. It's like I didn't want to look like that any more. I didn't to feel…

Another

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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…

Ashamed

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My career doesn't get harder because when you have something to share, you have something to share. And when it's a trial…

Doubt

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It's OK showing yourself some love

Love

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I remember a time when all my fans were crying and sad and going through hell. Now, we're trying to uplift each…

Accepting

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I'm on my way to a place where I'd never dreamed I'd be, and that's perfection.

Dreams

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

Feel good

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Everything is scary if you look at it. So you just got to live.

Looks

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I have to have lemon and honey. I have to have apple cider vinegar, Braggs. And I have to have either Red…

Apple cider

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It's sad that a lot of identities are lost and a lot of careers are lost because there's sort of a clone…

Careers

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When I was a child I didn't care about getting an education, and I didn't finish high school.

Care

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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…

Able

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When you finally understand who you are, ages 6 through 60 will understand who you are. Because when they see a person…

Ages

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'My Life' is not an autobiography. It's just music.

Autobiography

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Don't give up, be positive and if you know someone who knows someone at a record company don't stop beating down their…

Being positive

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As a kid, I was in love with Michael Jackson, and I just knew I was going to marry him someday.

Kids

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

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