“I don’t work hard because I don’t want anyone to feel bad about what they can’t do. I work hard because I can’t do it without God.”
"I know who I am. I am not perfect. I'm not the most beautiful woman in the world. But I'm one of them."
- Mary J. Blige
Self-awareness
"When you hold on to anger and unforgiveness, you can't move forward."
- Mary J. Blige
Personal Growth
"Believe in yourself when nobody else does."
- Mary J. Blige
Self-confidence
"The important thing is to realize that no matter what people’s opinions may be, they’re only just that – people’s opinions. You have to believe in your heart what you know to be true about yourself. And let that be that."
- Mary J. Blige
Belief in Self
"If you’re looking for inner peace from the outside world, you’re not going to get that. The inner peace starts with looking at you from the inside. Understanding that everything that comes to you is what you are. Everything from friends to boyfriends to the job you get – it’s all a direct reflection of what you are on the inside."
- Mary J. Blige
Inner Peace
"The effort you invest today is the pride you feel tomorrow."
- Unknown
Hard Work
"I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it."
- Thomas Jefferson
Hard Work
"The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work."
- Harry Golden
Hard Work
"A diamond is a piece of coal that stuck to the job."
- Michael Larsen
Hard Work
"A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work."
- Colin Powell
Hard Work