Mary J. Blige Quotes
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The way we do music in Brazil is very different because we are so moved by music; we grow up with that.
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One must always try to see the truth of a situation - it makes things universal.
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I've been busy for years, buying land, often under pseudonyms, and planting trees on it. All the money is going into it when I die - and in the end I'd like to think that it will be 20 to 30,000 acres.
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Restaurants stress the protein. People read menu items left to right, with the protein first. I read descriptions right to left.
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Be a good-looking corpse. Leave a good-looking tattoo.
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I am a keen observer of my own films; I also try to discover myself through the movies I make.
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I am not stupid - I'm not young, and I'm not beautiful.
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I don't meet many people who are talking about shows on Showtime.
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I don't like to Google myself. I try and avoid it whenever I can.
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It is a debt we owe to the purity of our religion to show that it is at variance with that law which warrants slavery.
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Russia is an amazing country to be an entrepreneur.
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I want people to recognize me for the work I do now as a model, and not something I did three years ago.
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Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.
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When I first read 'The River,' I had theories on what it was about, but once we got into rehearsal, I realized it's much simpler: It's about how human beings try to connect. The play holds a mirror up to the audience, and they take from it what's relevant to their lives.
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I'm just kind of focused on playing the game and try to get better at certain things and wipe the slate clean every night.
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Kanye is the weirdest... He is the weirdest person I know other than me. I've told him that before.
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It's easier to rip somebody to shreds while you're making them laugh.
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I'm still at the beginning of my career. It's all a little new, and I'm still learning as I go.
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More or less, I am always saying, 'Give me more. Let's do what has not been done.'
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I do tend to lose track since the kids are out of school.
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I think the American people said, look, you know, we can't control what every government does to its people, but we shouldn't be aiding and assisting a government in having these kinds of repressive prisons. It added to the public outcry against our involvement in Vietnam.
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It just feels amazing to have that moment when you realize things are coming together for your team.
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People are so used to men playing these amazing roles that they sometimes can't even see that there is no reason it has to be a man other than it was written that way - this is true for diversity in general.
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I truly enjoy Bono. I think he is an amazing person; I love him.
