Alicia Keys Quotes
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I do feel like I owe something, but not to the industry. When you say "industry," I think of a group of people who don't really care much about you and treat you as a commodity. So, in that regard, I don't feel like I owe anything. But the people who've always been supportive of me and have always seen me for my greatest potential-those are the people who I feel like I owe something to. I feel like I am their voice. I owe it them to represent them in a way that they can be proud of.
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I think there was something about being in a tough environment that gave me a certain drive.
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How terrible would it have been if I had come out with some watered-down version of who I am? People fell in love with the real me, and I still feel blessed that that was how the journey began.
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Your life can become the background for the art you create.
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I always want to stay focused on who I am, even as I'm discovering who I am.
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I have my mother who is an Irish-Italian, and my father who is African, so I have the taste buds of an Italian and the spice of an African.
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I acted before I sang. And I did The Cosby Show, and things like that. But the music kind of came first. And it was a part of my essence. So I knew that I would evolve into this world.
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Only joy comes from song.
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To be able to help a 13-year-old kid from the Bronx follow her dreams just by letting her know she's not forgotten in this crazy world - that's why I got involved with Frum Tha Ground Up.
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Everything you want to be, you already are. You're simply on the path to discovering it.
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What breaks my heart is suffering of any kind. Too often, our world is divisive and cruel where it needs to be uniting and loving.
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There's too much darkness in the world. Everywhere you turn, someone is tryin' to tear someone down in some way; everywhere you go, there's a feeling of inadequacy, or a feeling that you're not good enough. I want to bring a certain light to the world.
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I’ve found that the best life has to offer is right in front of me, with my husband and child
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I'm committed to evolving and growing and sitting at the head of my own table with no fears or limitations. But I've also learned to be more open now and more spontaneous in life.
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Things can be really empty in this world, and I don't just mean the music world. It can become a very meaningless place if you don't really understand: Who am I? Why am I here? What am I doing? To feel fulfillment and have a deeper level of understanding, personally, that is the most important thing.
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We are all one. We're not as separate as we oftentimes think.
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A lot of people, they've been saying to me, oh don't get married. It ruins everything. And I'm like, damn.
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Simplicity makes me happy.
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I realize that I want something more. Success is great, but then you also wake up in your hotel room at four in the morning and you're like, wouldn't it be nice to have someone here with me.
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When I had nothing else, I had my mother and the piano. And you know what? They were all I needed.
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Love will come find you, just to remind you of who you are.
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When I am truly present, I feel alive, and I want everyone around me to share that feeling so we can make the most of that moment together.
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I learned the cello , but I would still need a massive amount of practice. But I do play classical music, so I understand where that comes from.
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I lived with my mom in a really small apartment. My bedroom was like in the living room. That's why I still love to sleep on couches now.
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Prayer keeps me centered.
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I think it's the ego in us that screws us up.
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Listening to great music and art inspires me and recharges me.
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If you treat me fairly, I'll give you all my goods.
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If I know everything around the situation, all the facts, I feel like I can handle just about anything.
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A lot of times I watch TV and I watch film and there's so many things I'd love to talk about that I feel don't get the opportunity to be shown. Sometimes things become very stereotypical and one-sided, and I feel like it's such a colorful world.
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