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.
ALICIA KEYSFrom 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.
ALICIA KEYSBut when I first fell in love with the piano, I knew it was me. I was dying to play.
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’ve been able to find a lot of what I’ve not had before: freedom, bravery, fearlessness. It’s empowering to find those things.
ALICIA KEYSRisk the fall to know how it feels to fly.
ALICIA KEYSYou’ve got to love what’s yours.
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 KEYSI feel more like I’m a person who has so much to offer in different capacities that it would be a danger for me not to give myself a chance to spread my wings in all different directions.
ALICIA KEYSBe driven, be focused, but enjoy every moment, because it only happens once.
ALICIA KEYSI don’t worry cause, everything’s gonna be alright.
ALICIA KEYSIf you treat me fairly, I’ll give you all my goods.
ALICIA KEYSYou’re stronger, and you’re better, and you’re ready for whatever.
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 KEYSI’d rather believe in my own choice and see it all go wrong than do something I’m not fully convinced of and later feel guilty about it.
ALICIA KEYSIf I know everything around the situation, all the facts, I feel like I can handle just about anything.
ALICIA KEYSI’ve always expressed myself best through writing. I’ve gotten out all of my deepest feelings that way for as long as I can remember.
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