I 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 KEYSIf I know everything around the situation, all the facts, I feel like I can handle just about anything.
More Alicia Keys Quotes
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Everybody 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.
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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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Fear is not a part of my vocabulary, actually, and I think that it’s really made me a much smarter, braver for sure, person.
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The most important thing is to be proud of the work that you put into something, and put the ego aside.
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Wait, I’m deciding to be my own individual self. And it looks nothing like what anyone else is doing.
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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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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 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 think we deserve people who really, really love us.
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I’m in constant pursuit of growing and evolving.
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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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I’d rather not have anything than be a liar.
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I’ve been able to find a lot of what I’ve not had before: freedom, bravery, fearlessness. It’s empowering to find those things.
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Why give up before we try?
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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.
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