Mary J. Blige Quotes
When you tell your truth, you are coming from a real place, so you are automatically a leader.
Quotes to Explore
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I have changed so much as an actor over the years.
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Nobody can be exactly like me. Even I have trouble doing it.
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I could go to London in 2012. I will only be 37.
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I'm not an American, but I have this weird connection to America in different ways through my dad living here for five years, my godfather being an American who I'm very close to.
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Cinema gives you the opportunity to be both a grandparent and a grandchild whereas in life you cannot be both at the same time.
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People are intrigued when they discover you date a footballer - women especially.
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I have nothing to hide.
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Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swan's egg.
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Our goal is to build this up as a knowledge base that anyone can look at. We're not just interested in people answering their friends' one-off questions.
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We live in a digital world, but we're fairly analog creatures.
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The wave of the Islamic revolution will soon reach the entire world.
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I'm completely open about the fact that I don't love every genre of metal. I like what I like. It's got to have some vocal quality and some semblance of melody.
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I don't care whether you use natural gas, ethanol, the battery. You can use anything, just so it's American.
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It's no fun for me to cover a song and produce it the exact same way as it already exists. When I hear that happening, I have to say, 'What's the point?'
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So many of us have friends or family who have battled cancer, and we know how important it is to find a cure.
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In a multi-racial society, trust, understanding and tolerance are the cornerstones of peace and order.
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We need to defend absolutely the freedom of speech.
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Public appearances are a headache. I hold mine down to a minimum.
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Slavery is something that is all too often swept under the carpet. The shame doesn't even belong to us, but we still experience it because we're a part of the African race. If it happened to one, it happened to all. We carry that burden.
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I think most writers will say that at the start of each book they think, 'I'm not sure I can do this.' But eventually, you reach a magical point where the story suddenly becomes real to you, and you become totally invested in it.
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There is only one real failure in life that is possible, and that is, not to be true to the best one knows.
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The real guru is the pure intellect within; and the purified, deeply aspiring mind is the disciple.
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Losing faith in your own singularity is the start of wisdom, I suppose; also the first announcement of death.
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When you tell your truth, you are coming from a real place, so you are automatically a leader.
