Author: Mary J. Blige

Quotes

God comes first - if I don't love him, I can't love anybody, and if I can't love me I can't love nobody.

God comes first - if I don't love him, I can't love anybody, and if I can't love me I can't love nobody.

- Mary J. Blige

There's not enough time to be disrespecting... Life is too short.

There's not enough time to be disrespecting... Life is too short.

- Mary J. Blige

I wish I had known that education is the key. That knowledge is power. Now I pick up books and watch educational shows with my husband. I'm seeing how knowledge can elevate you.

I wish I had known that education is the key. That knowledge is power. Now I pick up books and watch educational shows with my husband. I'm seeing how knowledge can elevate you.

- Mary J. Blige

I don't know. Only God knows where the story ends for me, but I know where the story begins. It's up to us to choose, whether we win or lose and I choose to win.

I don't know. Only God knows where the story ends for me, but I know where the story begins. It's up to us to choose, whether we win or lose and I choose to win.

- Mary J. Blige

You can look at my palm and see the storm coming. Read the book of my life and see I've overcome it.

You can look at my palm and see the storm coming. Read the book of my life and see I've overcome it.

- Mary J. Blige

I like French fries; I like mashed. I love potatoes.

I like French fries; I like mashed. I love potatoes.

- Mary J. Blige

It's not just songs and glamour. It's sweat, blood, broken toes, and mistakes... It's life.

It's not just songs and glamour. It's sweat, blood, broken toes, and mistakes... It's life.

- Mary J. Blige

I believe there are certain things that God uses to get us out of a bad situation, and I believe music was one of the things he used for me.

I believe there are certain things that God uses to get us out of a bad situation, and I believe music was one of the things he used for me.

- Mary J. Blige

You can't get around pain and opposition, but you can try to be joyful in the trial, and thank yourself for the trial, and thank God for the strength to get through it.

You can't get around pain and opposition, but you can try to be joyful in the trial, and thank yourself for the trial, and thank God for the strength to get through it.

- Mary J. Blige

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