I 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 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.
More Alicia Keys Quotes
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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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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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Love is giving of yourself in a way that is free of fear.
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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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If you treat me fairly, I’ll give you all my goods.
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I think there was something about being in a tough environment that gave me a certain drive.
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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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Simplicity makes me happy.
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My life is rich because I have those kinds of people in my life.
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Good food is an amazing blessing. Whenever you can sit down at a table, eat food that is extremely delicious, and are surrounded by people you love it’s: Wow, life is good.
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The desire to play has always been in me. I remember my first experience at about four or five of really dying to sing and dying to play that came from no one telling me to do so.
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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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Even if your family isn’t quite there for you, find the people that support you and hang on to those people and try to let go of those that try to take you down.
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You’re stronger, and you’re better, and you’re ready for whatever.
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What breaks my heart is suffering of any kind.
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