Mary J. Blige Quotes

My mother wanted a conservative, secure life, and she has been married to my father since she was 18... A lot of hard work went into that marriage and a lot of not getting what you want.

Living is strife and torment, disappointment and love and sacrifice, golden sunsets and black storms. I said that some time ago, and today I do not think I would add one word.

Marriage is hard work, period.

We all want something else other than what we have and don't realize what you got works. It works. It does work. You gotta work. Marriage is work. Marriage is a career. It's not an adventure.

Love always, in one way or another, means pain as well as joy.

You have to work for everything. Marriage should not be any different.

A relationship takes time, and you really have to work hard at it. I'm devoted to my profession, but when I find the right guy, I'll work just as long and hard for him.

Marriage may be the closest thing to Heaven or Hell any of us will know on this earth.

Marriage is the hardest work you're ever going to do.

People often say that if you have to work hard at a marriage, then it's not naturally good, but I think that's totally wrong.

I'm not interested in passion and love for their own sake - without the struggle of life, they're just fluff.

I love the game, and I do not feel that I have sacrificed anything. On the contrary, I feel privileged to do something that I love.

My family has sacrificed a lot.

Luck is not having to worry, but also working hard to preserve the things that once gave your life meaning, like work and love.

I love music but, of course, I'd choose love over that.

I work hard to let my wife know how much I love her. I try to do that every day.

It's pretty easy for me because I have a wonderful wife. We put God first and it takes a lot of hard work.

Everybody says love is about finding the person who is right for me and then everything will be fine. But it's not like that. It involves work. An old man tells you this!

From such a gentle thing, from such a fountain of all delight, my every pain is born.

I don't hate the music, but I hate the process. When I look at it, I don't see song titles and artwork, I see the fight - I see the emotions, the blood, sweat and tears. There are a couple of songs on there that I love; but 'Lasers' is a little bit of what you love, a little bit of what you like, and a lot of what you had to do.

You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it.

A relationship is hard in and of itself. And having kids is really hard work, but I think it's really meaningful, as is a relationship. But they all take work.

Do what you do with love, and success is a natural symptom.

Staying focused is hard work and staying married is even harder.

Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.