Fear is not a part of my vocabulary, actually, and I think that it’s really made me a much smarter, braver for sure, person.
ALICIA KEYSFear is not a part of my vocabulary, actually, and I think that it’s really made me a much smarter, braver for sure, person.
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.
ALICIA KEYSI think following my instinct has proven to lead me in the right direction, and it’s hard to hear sometimes, because it’s a noisy world and there’s a lot of people talking to you.
ALICIA KEYSI don’t have a ton of friends, but the friends I have are great ones. I don’t have huge family, but the family I have is a great one.
ALICIA KEYSThe most important thing is to be proud of the work that you put into something, and put the ego aside.
ALICIA KEYSLove will come find you, just to remind you of who you are.
ALICIA KEYSIt’s karma, baby. And it goes around.
ALICIA KEYSHow you look is your statement, because it’s a claiming of yourself.
ALICIA KEYSWe’re all going to change. Otherwise, it’s boring. Who wants to stay the damn same all their life?
ALICIA KEYSSometimes you need to start again, in order to fly
ALICIA KEYSYou have to identify what you care about and why you care about it. It has to be personal. It has to be something that fires you up or means something to you, or it’s not going to drive you.
ALICIA KEYSI 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.
ALICIA KEYSAll women are NATURALLY, bad ass!
ALICIA KEYSIf we took the time to learn more about different places and people, perhaps we would have more empathy for each other.
ALICIA KEYSI know people who’ve gone to jail. It don’t mean you stop loving them! They deservin’ love just as much in there, and maybe they needin’ it more.
ALICIA KEYSThere was no other path for me. I knew this was my path. I had to follow it.
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