“When you hold on to anger and unforgiveness, you can't move forward.”
"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
"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."
- Mary J. Blige
Hard Work
"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
"We are all capable of change, both in our actions and our hearts."
- Beauty and the Beast
Personal Growth
"When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too."
- Paulo Coelho
Personal Growth
"If the decisions you make about where you invest your blood, sweat, and tears are not consistent with the person you aspire to be, you’ll never become that person."
- Clayton M. Christensen
Personal Growth
"I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself."
- Arianna Huffington
Personal Growth
"The two most important days in your life are the day you’re born and the day you find out why."
- Mark Twain
Personal Growth