Mary J. Blige Quotes

It’s challenging to find an identity as a young person if you don’t have the sustenance of love, because you’re being shipped around.

It was only for two years, and I jumped from family to family. It’s very scary.

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 striving toward this acting thing. I’m definitely gonna work hard on that, whatever comes my way, I’m gonna work hard on it.

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

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

I wish I had an extra day with my mom sometimes. Or another hour in the day with my family, husband and children.

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

I remember a time when all my fans were crying and sad and going through hell. Now, we’re trying to uplift each other and accept ourselves for who we are, even if nobody else does.

I listen to gospel music.

I don’t think I’ll do foster care or adopt, to be quite honest.

I do consider myself part of black history.

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

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.

I can see the music. I know what it looks like. I know what color it is. The words come easy, the tears come easy, and the joy comes easy. The music tells you what to do.

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 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.

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.

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

As a child I always wanted to be a singer. The music my mother played in the house moved me – Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Mahalia Jackson. It was truly spiritual. It made you understand what God was. We are all spirits. We get depressed. But music makes you want to live. I know my music has saved my life.