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.
ALICIA KEYSWe’re all going to change. Otherwise, it’s boring. Who wants to stay the damn same all their life?
More Alicia Keys Quotes
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It’s the unknown that makes me feel the most vulnerable.
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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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Writing in my journal keeps me focused on my spirit and what I need or feel.
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We’re all going to change. Otherwise, it’s boring. Who wants to stay the damn same all their life?
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What breaks my heart is suffering of any kind.
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From the beginning, I’ve had to juggle and weigh the silly things people say – and I’ve learnt that they’re meaningless, and they’re mostly inaccurate. So I don’t worry about it, because there’s nothin’ for me to deal with.
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I’m in constant pursuit of growing and evolving.
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I think there’s an energy about just remaining excited. Like, you can’t be excited when you’re not doing something new.
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Early on in my career, I was more closed off in every way. I thought I was protecting myself; instead, I was robbing myself of all I could learn and experience.
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I 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.
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We’re all going to change. Otherwise, it’s boring.
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It’s karma, baby. And it goes around.
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Maturity and experience are part of my liberation.
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Falling down ain’t falling down, If you don’t cry when you hit the floor, It’s called the past cause I’m getting past, And I ain’t nothing like I was before, You ought to see me now.
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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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