I grew up in a pretty tough neighborhood. I grew up around drugs, alcohol, prostitution, I grew up around everything, and I think part of seeing that from really young has made me really steer very far away from it in all of its forms.
ALICIA KEYSWhat breaks my heart is suffering of any kind. Too often, our world is divisive and cruel where it needs to be uniting and loving.
More Alicia Keys Quotes
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Business can change you, and chew you up, and spit you out, and be rid of you, and on to the next thing. That’s why it’s so important to know who you are and stand up for something.
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You could have all the riches in the world, but it doesn’t mean much without family.
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No one will take care of you if you don’t take care of yourself.
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Sometimes you need to start again, in order to fly
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It’s the unknown that makes me feel the most vulnerable.
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You’re stronger, and you’re better, and you’re ready for whatever.
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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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How you look is your statement, because it’s a claiming of yourself.
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I really like to live my life in a low-key fashion.
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I believe in the limitlessness of humans. We’re capable of incredible things. At times, that realization is frightening.
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If we took the time to learn more about different places and people, perhaps we would have more empathy for each other.
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If I know everything around the situation, all the facts, I feel like I can handle just about anything.
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I’m very happy with my body.
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Simplicity makes me happy.
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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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