Top 129 Quotes by Mary J. Blige

I've been praying to God to show me how to forgive myself. Because... maybe... that's the thing I've been searching for.

I don't listen to people's opinions. I have people around me who I can trust, but most of all I listen to myself.

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.

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 thank God for the strength to get through it.

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

I grew up watching MTV, when Journey was huge, when Pat Benatar had 'Love Is a Battlefield,' and my friends and I used to cut school to watch this woman in the video. We loved Pat Benatar.

'My Life' is soft, with notes of pear and gardenia, but still bold, with a woody base.

It hurts when you have to smile and you don't want to smile, but the best thing to do is to smile.

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