198 Quotes by Mary J. Blige

No one intimidates me because I’m not trying to do what you do, because I can’t do what you do. I can only do what Mary J. Blige can do, so that relaxes me right there, and it gets me out of the competition and that whole thing.

Cause I’m no better than you, you, or you. And I can’t get on no throne and preach, ’cause I’m not God.

It’s OK showing yourself some love.

The important thing is to realize that no matter what people’s opinions may be, they’re only just that – people’s opinions. You have to believe in your heart what you know to be true about yourself. And let that be that.

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

It’s sad that a lot of identities are lost and a lot of careers are lost because there’s sort of a clone thing going on.

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

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

The only person that I’m really feeling – because she has an identity of her own, even though she has listened to Mary J. Blige – is Jill Scott.