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Mary J. Blige
7 quotes
“It means a lot. One day I realized that I wasn't getting anywhere by blaming other people for my circumstances. I finally understood: Even if you feel someone has wronged you or owes you something, no one is going to give you anything for free. In the inner city, there's a mentality that the government owes you something. My breakthrough came when I stopped feeling sorry for myself and took responsibility for every part of my life. No more pity parties. I've gotta love me more than anybody else loves me”
Mary J. Blige (born 1971) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Everyone around me was looking for a quick paycheck. They knew that as long as I stayed high and drunk, I'd keep handing out the Rolexes.”
Mary J. Blige (born 1971) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Getting a check. But no one had taught me how to invest my money or that I should buy property. So the second I got some cash, I spent it on every pair of shoes I never had.”
Mary J. Blige (born 1971) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The very people who are not in my life right now. They encouraged me to drink, to be promiscuous. I allowed them to rob me of my life.”
Mary J. Blige (born 1971) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I see a lot, you know, my family members needing babysitters and them not having a choice, no freedom. So when you’re younger, those are the words you make, those are the choices you make. I don’t want any kids”
Mary J. Blige (born 1971) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When you get older, you start to see how valuable their teenagers are to them [and] their kids are to them. … Sometimes I’m lonely, but I’m alone a lot. I’m in my home, but we have a good time. We have a good time. I make sure we have a good time”
Mary J. Blige (born 1971) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We by ourselves, we watching movies, I be trying on clothes, I be watching movies. I accept it; it is what it is. I’m not trying to have company and friends; it is what it is.”
Mary J. Blige (born 1971) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mary J. Blige Opens Up About Choosing Not to Have Any Children: ‘I Saw a Lot of People Struggling’;By Michael Saponara on 8/20/2026