Failure isn’t an option. I’ve erased the word fear from my vocabulary and I think when you erase fear you can’t fail.
ALICIA KEYS
ALICIA KEYS
Alicia Keys on failure
Alicia Keys94 quotes“Failure isn’t an option. I’ve erased the word fear from my vocabulary and I think when you erase fear you can’t fail.”
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