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 KEYSHand me the world on a silver platter, and what good would it be?
More Alicia Keys Quotes
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We’re all going to change. Otherwise, it’s boring.
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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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It’s karma, baby. And it goes around.
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Love is giving of yourself in a way that is free of fear.
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I always want to stay focused on who I am, even as I’m discovering who I am.
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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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Risk the fall to know how it feels to fly.
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Moments are so fleeting; I want to hold on to the good ones.
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Falling 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.
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I believe if you can find something to give back to, your soul will feel fulfilled in a very powerful way.
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Your life can become the background for the art you create.
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The smaller you strip things down, the more you depend on the songs and yourself, as opposed to arrangements.
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From the beginning, I’ve had to juggle and weigh the silly things people say – and I’ve learnt that they’re meaningless, and they’re mostly inaccurate. So I don’t worry about it, because there’s nothin’ for me to deal with.
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No one will take care of you if you don’t take care of yourself.
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The more you know the stronger you become, the closer you feel to yourself and the farther you can go.
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