Mary J. Blige Quotes
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I'm the 1st black platinum artist in Detroit, solo artist in Detroit.
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When one takes action for others, one's own suffering is transformed into the energy that can keep one moving forward; a light of hope illuminating a new tomorrow for oneself and others is kindled.
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I was being groomed to be a tennis player for sure. My grandparents and parents realised I had a natural athletic ability and if I was forced to do it, I could probably do well. But all I wanted was to play pretend.
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Everything ultimately becomes the CEO's problem, no matter where it starts. I can see why some CEOs crack under the pressure.
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We are a very big and vast Government, and naturally, every ministry is becoming bigger and bigger. It becomes, therefore, essential that there should be proper coordination.
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I try and sit on the fence because as soon as you voice any kind of opinion, people begin to think you're an idiot.
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Comic book readers tend to be pretty secular and anti-authoritarian; nothing is above satire in their eyes.
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As long as the dollar remains in high esteem as a trade currency, America can continue to spend more than it earns. But when the day arrives - as it certainly must - when the dollar tumbles and foreigners no longer want it, the free ride will be over.
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With the mega – fame came the mega – downfall – you know, with the press and everything – and at a young age, it was very stressful to me.
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In my blood there is no Jewish blood. In their callous rage, all anti-Semites must hate me now as a Jew. For that reason I am a true Russian.
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If people are telling you a story about themselves, they gradually map their own local territories and know themselves by them.
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I got a cold feeling toward religion in general. I don't think God would want to separate families.
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It's important to have a big-enough house in order to have space.
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The idea that feeling confident and feeling misunderstood are mutually exclusive really bugs me. So a lot of what 'Rookie' is about is just showing that you can be both, and you can like whatever you want.
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Once you lose that fear, good stuff can happen because you're not in your head about whether it will suck. Once you don't care and accept that it probably will suck, then it probably won't suck.
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Believe it or not, I've got a really bad metabolism. One burger and I'm done. I'm not a guy that puts away 10 burgers.
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My race and sex had a great deal more to do with what people believed I could do than with what I actually could do.
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We can define the rules of police-citizen engagement, but everyday decisions will always be made by men and women in uniform, on the street, in the community, under extreme pressure, in a dangerous world where guns easily fall into the wrong hands.
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I support American energy production, and it will be produced by companies - Exxon, BP, Shell - and continue to support American energy.
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In sport, you just have to take what you can get.
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I've always wanted to act and I grew up a little on film sets when my dad was working as an actor.
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The commitment to literacy was constant on the part of African Americans. And the percentages of literacy by the end of the century, by 1900, basic literacy has galloped ahead. People believed that education, of course, was the turnstile for advancement.
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Emotion without reason lets people walk all over you; reason without emotion is a mask for cruelty.
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It's OK showing yourself some love.