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With her music, Mary J. Blige has sung us through all of our heartbreaks. But if you know one thing about Miss Mary it’s that the singer doesn’t wallow in her pain, she pushes through the hard times and loves up on herself until she can say with complete confidence that she’s “just fine.” And with a musical catalog that so realistically speaks to many of our experiences as women, it’s no surprise Mary would have equally touching and insightful words to impart whenever she stands before a crowd. Here we’ve gathered 11 of Mary J. Blige’s most telling quotes on self-love, personal growth, and pushing past pain.
“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.”
“It’s OK showing yourself some love.
“There’s so many things that life is, and no matter how many breakthroughs, trials will exist and we’re going to get through it. Just be strong.”
“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.”
“God comes first. If I don’t love him, I can’t love anybody, and if I can’t love me I can’t love nobody.”
“If you’re here right now in your life, your journey continues and you’ve lived to tell the story.”
“When you hold on to anger and unforgiveness, you can’t move forward.”
“I like hanging out with me, and I’ve accepted everything about me good, bad whatever it is…that’s why no one can tell me anything negative about myself.”
“When you come from so many damaged places you don’t ever want to spiral back there, so you gotta continue to check yourself.”
“I can have as many bad days as anyone. But I choose to say, ‘I’m just fine.'”
“When you know what pain is, and when you have to make a choice, you learn that it is a decision. People think it’s a fairytale thing, love and happiness, but you have to work hard. And then, you feel it deeply.”
