198 Quotes by Mary J. Blige

I felt ashamed about everything. Me dropping out of high school, me not, you know, just not being beautiful enough. I just didn't feel like I was smart enough or beautiful enough, you know, for years.

Larry David makes me laugh.

The music business is not a good place for people who don't know things.

I listen to gospel music.

Thank you so much for supporting me from the day I stepped foot into the music industry. It really means something to me to have Maya Angelou speak on my behalf. It also means a lot to have Oprah on my speed dial!

Don't give up, be positive and if you know someone who knows someone at a record company don't stop beating down their door till you get heard. Don't ever say it'll never happen or it'll never happen.

You have to create different things, either through lighting or changing the format of the songs and how you're going to sing them, and even sometimes props.

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.

Love is wonderful, amazing, and the best thing that can happen to us.