Mary J. Blige Quotes
I believe there are certain things that God uses to get us out of a bad situation, and I believe music was one of the things he used for me.
Quotes to Explore
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Life's not fair, is it? Some of us drink champagne in the fast lane, and some of us eat our sandwiches by the loose chippings on the A597.
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Men move through a much different process before commitment than women do.
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You can imagine, if somebody's approaching retirement, and all of a sudden the funds that he or she is depending on is depleted by 50% or however many, it gives them a sinking feeling in the pit of their stomach.
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This is a strange game.
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Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set.
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I think if you give in and accept society's stereotypes, then you start thinking, 'I cannot dance till late at night because I'm 70.'
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You just have to enjoy what you're doing. You just never know how people are going to receive it.
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I wouldn't mind having my heart broken because it would mean that I had that much feeling connected to somebody. And that would be really great.
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There's nothing I like more than picking fresh vegetables then putting them in the dinner you make that night.
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Southeast Asia was home for much of my childhood, but I moved to Hawaii when I was in high school.
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The one problem with the Internet for journalists who like doing long form is that any story that's going to involve 16 screens on the web page... that's asking a lot of people.
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The 'ideal' body is everywhere you look, and we are made to feel like failures by advertisers and corporations who shame us into buying their products.
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If people don't get paid for their inventions, that's not a good thing. In the case of many patents, there are people who aren't in a position to take them to the next level. If you don't enforce your rights, no one is going to enforce them for you.
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There's always a spattering of people who see Hanson who were influenced by classic '60's and '70's rock and roll. In a lot of ways, we're sort of the anatomy of a '70's rock band if you examine what we do: white guys who grew up listening to soul music from the '50's and '60's.
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There is a whole industry in America of people who want to write, and those who teach it. Even if the students don't end up writing, what's good about them taking the courses is, they become great readers, learning to appreciate the writing.
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It's a very fascinating thing for an actor to play somebody who is suffering, and you have to express the suffering, but in an inarticulate way and sometimes a dysfunctional way, through violence.
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I don't get jealousy, I don't get how people hate each other - I never did.
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My mother taught me about the power of inspiration and courage, and she did it with a strength and a passion that I wish could be bottled.
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Thinking you're immortal is weirdly similar to being immortal.
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I didn't want to call and schedule shows or call and make people listen to my music. Luckily, my friends and family really stayed on me and made me put myself out there.
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I'm Cancer and Gemini cusp, so I read both and pick the one I like best. I read horoscopes but claim not to believe any of it.
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Every fight is a different experience.
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When words are both true and kind, they can change the world.
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I believe there are certain things that God uses to get us out of a bad situation, and I believe music was one of the things he used for me.
