I think following my instinct has proven to lead me in the right direction, and it’s hard to hear sometimes, because it’s a noisy world and there’s a lot of people talking to you.
ALICIA KEYSMaturity and experience are part of my liberation.
More Alicia Keys Quotes
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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 think there was something about being in a tough environment that gave me a certain drive.
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There’s something so powerful about being my own gorgeous, beautiful, individual, unique self.
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When I’m on stage, my interaction with the audience is something that really makes me come alive. It’s a feeling like no other. The energy of the crowd fuels something new inside.
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Be driven, be focused, but enjoy every moment, because it only happens once.
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I 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.
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If you treat me fairly, I’ll give you all my goods.
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Moments are so fleeting; I want to hold on to the good ones.
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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 believe in the limitlessness of humans. We’re capable of incredible things. At times, that realization is frightening.
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You have to identify what you care about and why you care about it. It has to be personal. It has to be something that fires you up or means something to you, or it’s not going to drive you.
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How you look is your statement, because it’s a claiming of yourself.
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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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It’s karma, baby. And it goes around.
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Living will always be a struggle looking for someone to love you.
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