We’re all going to change. Otherwise, it’s boring. Who wants to stay the damn same all their life?
ALICIA KEYSWe’re all going to change. Otherwise, it’s boring. Who wants to stay the damn same all their life?
ALICIA KEYSBut when I first fell in love with the piano, I knew it was me. I was dying to play.
ALICIA KEYSEven 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.
ALICIA KEYSYou’ve got to love what’s yours.
ALICIA KEYSI’ve been able to find a lot of what I’ve not had before: freedom, bravery, fearlessness. It’s empowering to find those things.
ALICIA KEYSI think you are who you are, and your kids will see who you are. So you’d better be a good person, because they are going to see it, and that’s going to shape them. They are going to become you.
ALICIA KEYSThe more you know the stronger you become, the closer you feel to yourself and the farther you can go.
ALICIA KEYSEverything you want to be, you already are. You’re simply on the path to discovering it.
ALICIA KEYSNo one will take care of you if you don’t take care of yourself.
ALICIA KEYSPrayer keeps me centered.
ALICIA KEYSI feel the presence of a higher power. I believe that what you give is what you get. It’s universal law. I believe in the power of prayer and of words. I’ve learned that when you predict that negative things will happen, they do.
ALICIA KEYSYou can’t really compare people. That’s one of the biggest lessons I’ve learned, because comparing yourself to someone else really stops you from being who you are.
ALICIA KEYSSometimes you need to start again, in order to fly
ALICIA KEYSEverybody 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.
ALICIA KEYSI pray to give thanks and to recognize all the good things that are in my life even during times of great change, confusion, or frustration.
ALICIA KEYSI believe in the limitlessness of humans. We’re capable of incredible things. At times, that realization is frightening.
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