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I always want to stay focused on who I am, even as I’m discovering who I am.

Alicia Keys

I grew up in a pretty tough neighborhood. I grew up around drugs, alcohol, prostitution, I grew up around everything, and I think part of seeing that from really young has made me really steer very far away from it in all of its forms.
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Drugs Growth Myself Tough Young
Writing in my journal keeps me focused on my spirit and what I need or feel.
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Feeling Journey Myself Need Writing
I am able to hang with the hardest, the baddest, the worst, and I’m able to hang with the most proper and be at ease. I’m able to hang with any skin colour, any belief. I just fit in everywhere.
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Hard Myself Proper Skin Worst
All women are NATURALLY, bad ass!
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Attitude Myself Natural Woman
The smaller you strip things down, the more you depend on the songs and yourself, as opposed to arrangements.
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Arrangement Small Yourself
You’re stronger, and you’re better, and you’re ready for whatever.
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Better Ready Strong Yourself
Love is giving of yourself in a way that is free of fear.
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Fear Freedom Love Yourself
I know people who’ve gone to jail. It don’t mean you stop loving them! They deservin’ love just as much in there, and maybe they needin’ it more.
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Deserve Myself Need People Prison Stop
Risk the fall to know how it feels to fly.
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Fall Feeling Fly Risk Yourself
Create the world you want, and fill it with the opportunities that matter to you.
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Creation Opportunity World Yourself
Moments are so fleeting; I want to hold on to the good ones.
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Goodness Hold Moments Myself Time
Even if your family isn’t quite there for you, find the people that support you and hang on to those people and try to let go of those that try to take you down.
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Family People Quite Support Yourself
We have the potential to help people out of poverty, out of disease, out of slavery and out of conflict. Too often we turn the other way because we think there’s nothing we can do.
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Conflict Help People Potential Poverty Thinking
Everybody goes through their life in different ways. I definitely am having my journey. It evolves and changes. At some moments, I feel totally off center and trying to find my way back.
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Different Journey Life Moments Myself
But when I first fell in love with the piano, I knew it was me. I was dying to play.
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Death Love Myself Play
Why give up before we try?
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Give Up Inspirational Try

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