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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

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.
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Better Character Children Deep Family Thinking Yourself
The more you know the stronger you become, the closer you feel to yourself and the farther you can go.
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Close Feeling Strong Yourself
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
Love is giving of yourself in a way that is free of fear.
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Fear Freedom Love Yourself
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
If you treat me fairly, I’ll give you all my goods.
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Fair Goodness Treat
I think there was something about being in a tough environment that gave me a certain drive.
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Drive Environment Myself Thinking Tough
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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Failure Option Thinking Vocabulary Word Yourself
Simplicity makes me happy.
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Happiness Myself Simplicity
My life is rich because I have those kinds of people in my life.
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Life Myself People Rich
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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Delicious Food Goodness People Run Surround Yourself
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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Death Desire Experience Myself Play
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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Believe Feeling Fulfill Powerful Soul Way Yourself
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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Family People Quite Support Yourself
You’re stronger, and you’re better, and you’re ready for whatever.
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Better Ready Strong Yourself
What breaks my heart is suffering of any kind.
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Break Heart Broken Kind Myself Suffering

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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