Explore Quotes by Mary J. Blige

I like what I see when I'm looking at me when I'm walking past the mirror.

It's OK showing yourself some love.

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

When I was five years old I was molested and just, you know. I remember feeling, literally right before it happened, I just could not believe that this person was going to do this to me. That thing followed me all my life. The shame of thinking my molestation was my fault - it led me to believe I wasn't worth anything.

If you're looking for inner peace from the outside world, you're not going to get that. The inner peace starts with looking at you from the inside. Understanding that everything that comes to you is what you are. Everything from friends to boyfriends to the job you get - it's all a direct reflection of what you are on the inside.

I'm searching for a real love.

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

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

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.

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

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.

My responsibility to God is to live. That's the gift he gave me. What I do with it is up to me.

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.

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 blame my mother for nothing, but forgive her for everything.

We are all spirits. We get depressed. But music makes you want to live. I know my music has saved my life.