Mary J. Blige Quotes

I'm a human being. I'm not perfect.

I'll never be immune to criticism, and that's okay, and I'm very comfortable with that.

The things that I have said when I was young and curious about whatever the subject matter was, I respect those - those are growing pains. Even if you make mistakes, I go back to those things, my not-so-great moments because those are my truest moments; those are my human moments. I'm not even mad at the things I said that were a little dicey.

I can only put myself in the process and try to learn through the process. Sometimes it will go well and sometimes it won't.

When something's wrong, even though you're the one doing it, you shouldn't feel defensive about it. It's hard because you have to protect yourself as a person in your life, but you can't protect yourself as an actor. You have to just take criticism.

I have delivered sometimes, and the other times, I have not. I have taken it in my stride as a player and learnt from my mistakes.

I hold myself to a very high standard. But you're going to make mistakes. You've got to erase it and move forward.

I'm a normal person, and I'm going to make mistakes. I think people have to accept that.

I have things about me that I dislike; I'm not a perfect human being.

I'm not going to sit here and say I know everything about everything. I definitely have work to do. The thing is, I'm willing to admit that.

America is big enough to admit when it's wrong and confident enough to learn from its mistakes.

I'll never be a non-stumbler. I'll be a forgiven stumbler, but never a non-stumbler.

I made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences... I'm human, not perfect, like anybody else.

I just have to be myself. I'm not perfect, and I'm going to make mistakes; I might say the wrong thing. I have to be responsible to my community, and I feel like I am, but then I have to not be so hard on myself.

You have to find out what's right for you, so it's trial and error. You are going to be all right if you accept realistic goals for yourself.

Everything I'm saying shouldn't be taken so serious. I'm playing, but at the same token, I'm acknowledging that I'm not always the perfect man; I'm not always doing the right things. That's who I am. I'm working to be better.

I stand by every decision I've made throughout my career and my life, good or bad, up or down.

It isn't making mistakes that's critical; it's correcting them and getting on with the principal task.

I make mistakes growing up. I'm not perfect; I'm not a robot.

I always say the minute I stop making mistakes is the minute I stop learning and I've definitely learned a lot.

I have made a few mistakes early on that I admit myself, and there have been times when I have gone over the top and done things that you shouldn't do in international cricket, but that's how you learn.

Do not take yourself too seriously. You have to learn not to be dismayed at making mistakes. No human being can avoid failures.

I know I'm not perfect.

Persistence and determination are incredibly important. But sometimes you need to analyze the situation and understand when you're wrong. You need to be able to cop to being wrong, learn to change, and continue to grow as a human being.

It's not a gift of mine, but one given to me, to be able to criticise myself and not be crushed, by myself or by others.