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 breakthroughcityfelt share on social
My God is a God who wants me to have things. He wants me to bling. He wants me to be the hottest thing on the block. Mary J. Blige blingblockgod Change image and share on social
I still get nervous about singing. I drink tea with honey and lemon before every concert. And I need to have scented candles in all of my hotel rooms. Mary J. Blige candleconcertdrink Change image and share on social
I'm striving toward this acting thing. I'm definitely gonna work hard on that, whatever comes my way, I'm gonna work hard on it. Mary J. Blige actgonnahard Change image and share on social
I have to have lemon and honey. I have to have apple cider vinegar, Braggs. And I have to have either Red Vines or Twizzlers. These things, you know, are the things that help my vocal performance. Mary J. Blige applebraggcider Change image and share on social
My main exercise is cardio. The treadmill is fine, but running outdoors gives me the best results. I try to log 6 to 8 miles a week. I could be in the worst mood, but when I do my cardio, I feel much, much better. Mary J. Blige badcardioexercise share on social
When you come from so many damaged places you don't ever want to spiral back there, so you gotta continue to check yourself. Mary J. Blige backcheckcontinue Change image and share on social
I think women should band together to get us more respect in all the businesses that we're in because, you know, if we turn 40, we're nothing and nobody. We all should band together and just say we're not gonna go down like that. Mary J. Blige bandbusinessgonna share on social
I care about me now. When I didn't care about me, I was, like, 'Why is this going wrong? Why is my life so bad?' But when you don't care about yourself, nobody else is going to care about you. So I learned to love myself, even if nobody else does. Mary J. Blige badcarelearn share on social
I do consider myself part of black history. Mary J. Blige blackhistorypart Change image and share on social
