198 Quotes by Mary J. Blige

The streets respect me because I kept it real with me. You gotta be real with yourself, and the streets recognize game.

When life is real, it's not going to be smooth.

Then my life crashed and burned down: trials, men, drama, no self-love, no identity. A little identity, but not a lot of love for myself, my life.

I have to have lemon and honey. I have to have apple cider vinegar, Braggs. And I have to have either Red Vines or Twizzlers. These things, you know, are the things that help my vocal performance.

Working in the studio is a more personal experience whereas on stage in front of a billion people, its more exciting performing live.

When you wake up and learn to love yourself and want to take care of yourself, things are harder because people don't like the idea of it. But when you get in trouble, it gives people things to talk about.

As far as men go, they never gave me a chance to be me; they were always scared that somebody was going to take me.

Life is full of trials and tribulations. It's dramatic when you don't treat people right when you're in the tribulations, but I know now how to get out of it. You have to make a decision to say 'No more', and then you know what to do when the trials happen.

I mean, I know my heart is not clean, and your heart is not clean, and none of our urban hearts are clean. But you can be washed again.