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Meaning
The quote says that feeling entitled to compensation or fairness does not guarantee that other people will give anything freely. It suggests you have to rely on yourself rather than expecting others to make things right for you. The message is practical and unsentimental about getting what you want.
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Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
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Listed on Mary J. Blige's Wikiquote page without a cited source, so it is attributed but not verified.
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About Mary J. Blige
American singer, songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur
Mary J. Blige is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur. She is widely known as the “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul” and the “Queen of R&B.” Her career has brought her major recognition across music and television, including nine Grammy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. She has also won four American Music Awards, twelve NAACP Image Awards, and twelve Billboard Music Awards, among them the Billboard Icon Award.
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