198 Quotes by Mary J. Blige

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

I'm going down! Because you ain't around, baby, my whole world's upside down!

I know who I am. I am not perfect. I am not the most beautiful woman in the world. But I’m one of them.

I know who I am. I am not perfect. I'm not the most beautiful woman in the world. But I'm one of them.

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.

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

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

If we didn't have understanding of our journey, we wouldn't be able to go on. We'd be stuck, like, 'Why me?'