198 Quotes by Mary J. Blige

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

When I was a child I didn't care about getting an education, and I didn't finish high school.

Nowadays, with the state of the music business, for any artist, whether you're up-and-coming or you've been in it for awhile, you have to explore different revenues and different ways of expressing yourself.

I like hanging out with me, and I've accepted everything about me good, bad whatever it is. That's why I'm able to, that's why no one can tell me anything negative about myself.

As a kid, I dreamed about being onstage.

By the time I was a teenager, when I went outside the house, it was about hip-hop all the time. Nothing but hip-hop, block parties.

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

Growing up, I was the preferred hairstylist for all of my friends.

I can't just make a song people can dance in a club to... it still has to be real.