Mary J. Blige Quotes

I'm a survivor - a living example of what people can go through and survive.

Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith.

My light shines when things get really tough.

Through all the hardships and all the operations and all the hospitals, all that stuff each part of my life, there's been some goodness, some greatness that comes in here and helps me to be strong, to continue what I'm doing.

This is a beautiful life we lead in spite of whatever things come against us or whatever team loses or wins.

We've all lived through something horrific, but the strength and beauty and knowledge that we're going to win eventually is what keeps me going.

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

I know that in life there will be sickness, devastation, disappointments, heartache - it's a given. What's not a given is the way you choose to get through it all. If you look hard enough, you can always find the bright side.

Whatever you're going through in your life, don't ever give up.

The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.

Life has never been easy. Nor is it meant to be. It is a matter of being joyous in the face of sorrow.

Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.

The human spirit and what it can go through... that's pretty inspiring.

Life is tough, and things don't always work out well, but we should be brave and go on with our lives.

I like to think of hope as a fact and something that wins out always. Whether you're hopeful or not, actually, you do get through what you're in the middle of. When you're in it, you don't feel like that's possible. But time and time again, we're proven wrong.

Hard times may have held you down, but they will not last forever. When all is said and done, you will be increased.

Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.

It was definitely some tough moments throughout my life, but I kind of stayed focused and came through the other end of the tunnel.

It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it.

A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.

When I said the city would be stronger, I didn't know that. I just hoped it. There are parts of you that say, 'Maybe we're not going to get through this.' You don't listen to them.

If my life were a song the title would be 'The Comeback Kid.'

My life has been a roller coaster ride, but somehow I've always been able to land on my feet and still play the guitar.

It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree it strives ever upwards when it is most burdened.