Quotes by Mary J. Blige

“I blame my mother for nothing, but forgive her for everything.”

“It all translates; at the end of the day, weve all been picked on for some reason or another. We all get bashed, we all get hurt. Different races get picked on every day. Regular hard-working people just trying to provide get picked on, as do gay people. The important thing is to realize that no matter what peoples opinions may be, theyre only just that - peoples opinions. You have to believe in your heart what you know to be true about yourself. And let that be that.”

“We laugh really hard when we go out. Well have a glass of wine, or well go to a club and dance. Im not sitting around like a hermit; Im enjoying my life!”

“Im just so happy for her. I watched them count her out; I watched them not believe her; I watched them say she was done. And shes back! So Im going there just to see that, clap for her, and just be happy for her, and yes -- I want her to get all of them. I want her to clean up.”

“Onstage, you cant have things dragging or hanging. It has to be the tailored, custom-made (version) of your comfort zone. I never want to be too pretty.”

“He was easy to work with. We finished that song in one night - a couple of hours. Hes a lot of fun.”

“Me and my husband took him as a friend. Hes someone we know we could talk to and call on if we have a question about something we cant answer because, quite frankly, 50 is very intelligent and we really appreciate his expertise, and we really appreciate his opinions and the advice hes given us.”

“[Charles sings the ballad] It All Goes By So Fast ... Shout.”

“The Late Show With David Letterman.”

“No one had ever heard of anyone that sounded like Luther,”

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

I didnt know how to show my self love, and I didnt want anyone else to hurt me. So my tough girl attitude was like, Im not having it.

I dont think theres anything they can say about me that I havent said about myself already. And I would be an absolute total liar, and my fans would not respect me, if I said that my life and my marriage are perfect. But we absolutely love each other; we have fun together - its great.

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.

You cant get around pain and opposition, but you can try to be joyful in the trial, and thank yourself for the trial, and thank God for the strength to get through it.

Music makes us want to live. You dont know how many times people have told me that theyd been down and depressed and just wanted to die. But then a special song caught their ear and that helped give them renewed strength. Thats the power music has.

I truly enjoy Bono. I think he is an amazing person I love him.

When you finally understand who you are, ages 6 through 60 will understand who you are. Because when they see a person thats come through all that Ive come through, still standing, its amazing.

Just dont let the hype of what people are saying and how much they love you, yknow, just take the compliment and be thankful that people are complimenting you, but dont let it consume you; dont let your circumstances around you and the way people view you make you act a certain way.

I dont know. Only God knows where the story ends for me, but I know where the story begins. Its up to us to choose, whether we win or lose and I choose to win.