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.
ALICIA KEYSMoments are so fleeting; I want to hold on to the good ones.
More Alicia Keys Quotes
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Simplicity makes me happy.
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You 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.
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I’ve always expressed myself best through writing. I’ve gotten out all of my deepest feelings that way for as long as I can remember.
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I’m very happy with my body.
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But when I first fell in love with the piano, I knew it was me. I was dying to play.
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I’ve stepped more into my womanhood, I’m a mother now, I’m having a beautiful relationship as a wife and as a friend.
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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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How you look is your statement, because it’s a claiming of yourself.
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No one will take care of you if you don’t take care of yourself.
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Business can change you, and chew you up, and spit you out, and be rid of you, and on to the next thing. That’s why it’s so important to know who you are and stand up for something.
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My life is rich because I have those kinds of people in my life.
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My music comes from many, many, many places. My emotions, my feelings, my thoughts, and conversations I have with people I know who influence me.
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Create the world you want, and fill it with the opportunities that matter to you.
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A Minor is one of my all-time favorite keys to play in. It’s a very moody key, and also ‘A’ is the first letter of my name. It just represents the songs through my eyes.
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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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