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Once You Climb To Another Level, You Have To Figure Out How To Sustain It.

In The Inner City, There's A Mentality That The Government Owes You Something. My Breakthrough Came When I Stopped Feeling Sorry For Myself And Took Responsibility For Every Part Of My Life. No More Pity Parties. I've Gotta Love Me More Than Anybody Else Loves Me.

I Cannot Save The World, That's Not What I'm Trying To Do. I Guess I'm Just Trying To Walk The Walk And Be An Example To Those That Want It. Not Everybody Does, But If Mary J Blige Can Come Out Of That Same Hole You Were In, Then You Can Do It Too - That's My Goal: To Do That Without Saying It, But Actually Live It.

You Have To Have A Plan. Everything Has To Be Planned. For Me, I Start With The Title Of My Album, Before I Even Start With The Songs. I Write Down Different Things That I Want Album To Say, And Then The Songs Come From The Different Words.

I Don't Know. Only God Knows Where The Story Ends For Me, But I Know Where The Story Begins. It's Up To Us To Choose, Whether We Win Or Lose And I Choose To Win.