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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.

Alicia Keys

But when I first fell in love with the piano, I knew it was me. I was dying to play.
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Death Love Myself Play
What breaks my heart is suffering of any kind.
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Break Heart Broken Kind Myself Suffering
I am able to hang with the hardest, the baddest, the worst, and I’m able to hang with the most proper and be at ease. I’m able to hang with any skin colour, any belief. I just fit in everywhere.
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Hard Myself Proper Skin Worst
Quiet moments recharge me.
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Moments Myself Quiet Recharge
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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Cruelty Important Proud Work Yourself
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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Big Compare Lesson People Stop Yourself
The smaller you strip things down, the more you depend on the songs and yourself, as opposed to arrangements.
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Arrangement Small Yourself
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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Alive Audience Feeling Fuel Myself New Stage
Writing in my journal keeps me focused on my spirit and what I need or feel.
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Feeling Journey Myself Need Writing
You’re stronger, and you’re better, and you’re ready for whatever.
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Better Ready Strong Yourself
Hand me the world on a silver platter, and what good would it be?
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Goodness Myself World
Yes I was burned but I called it a lesson learned. Mistake overturned so I call it a lesson learned. My soul has returned so I call it a lesson learned…another lesson learned.
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Burn Learning Lesson Myself Return
I’d rather not have anything than be a liar.
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Lying Myself
I find that the love we share fills me up and makes me see and appreciate life in a different way.
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Appreciation Different Life Love Share Way
I think that marriage is beautiful. And if it’s a partnership with someone you love, then it really is beautiful. Yeah, I think that marriage does work.
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Beautiful Love Marriage Myself Relationship Thinking Work
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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Change Confusion Greatness Life Myself Prayer Recognition

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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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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