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.
ALICIA KEYSEarly 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.
ALICIA KEYSBusiness 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.
ALICIA KEYSI’m committed to evolving and growing and sitting at the head of my own table with no fears or limitations. But I’ve also learned to be more open now and more spontaneous in life.
ALICIA KEYSHow you look is your statement, because it’s a claiming of yourself.
ALICIA KEYSFalling 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.
ALICIA KEYSYour life can become the background for the art you create.
ALICIA KEYSI don’t dream – only if I’m uncomfortable or I’m going through something.
ALICIA KEYSI’m in constant pursuit of growing and evolving.
ALICIA KEYSIt’s karma, baby. And it goes around.
ALICIA KEYSWe 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.
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 KEYSSimplicity makes me happy.
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 KEYSHand me the world on a silver platter, and what good would it be?
ALICIA KEYSThere’s something so powerful about being my own gorgeous, beautiful, individual, unique self.
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