Alicia Keys quotes - page 4

I've always valued the input of the people I love. So in the past, whenever I'd make a decision - what to wear to an event, whether to pursue a job opportunity - I'd consult those closest to me, like my mother, husband, or manager. (Alicia Keys)
My mom always said, "Don't date a guy who thinks he's prettier than you." View quote
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I've stepped more into my business and really... taken control for how I want that to be. View quote
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As a lyricist, you love to hear other great lyrics or other great concepts. View quote
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I grew up in the middle of everything. I walked the streets alone, I rode the trains alone, I came home at three in the morning alone; that was what I did. View quote
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How terrible would it have been if I had come out with some watered-down version of who I am? People fell in love with the real me, and I still feel blessed that that was how the journey began. View quote
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I have solid decent people around me, and I believe that is all it is, because you will get destroyed if you have people bringing you down. View quote
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I think I grew up really fast; I grew up in this really fast-paced business, and I never understood what it meant to take a break or take time off or recover, and I paid for it. View quote
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I love Bono. I really respect what he has done for Africa and how he has used his fame to do good in the world. I hope I can do half as much in my life. View quote
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The element of fire to me is very powerful because of what it symbolizes, how it symbolizes a strength. It symbolizes something that's unstoppable. You can't get through it, you know. View quote
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When I first started getting into the business, a young woman in a music game that was mostly men, I did feel inadequate. (Alicia Keys)
I definitely want to act, but I also want to score movies, and I have this idea to fuse classical music with other styles that would give it a different perception. View quote
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I grew up around the theatre. My mother is an actress. I would fall asleep on tons of theatre chairs. It's in my blood; it's in my spirit and my fabric of who I am. View quote
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The climate of today is not really focused as much as it was then on being able to speak about different cultural issues or different situations that were going on politically. View quote
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I 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. View quote
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I am able to hang with the hardest, the baddest, the worst, and I'm able to hang with the most proper and be at ease. I'm able to hang with any skin colour, any belief. I just fit in everywhere. View quote
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I've learned that while I'd be a fool not to stay open to the advice and experiences of the smart, amazing people in my life, I also need to listen to what I have to say. View quote
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I 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. View quote
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To be able to help a 13-year-old kid from the Bronx follow her dreams just by letting her know she's not forgotten in this crazy world - that's why I got involved with Frum Tha Ground Up. View quote
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I've stepped more into my womanhood, I'm a mother now, I'm having a beautiful relationship as a wife and as a friend. View quote
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I've always been very private, maybe because I discovered my mother, who is a wonderful lady, is very emotional. (Alicia Keys)
I want to continue to produce film, television, and theater, and to make the most amazing music that I've made in my life. View quote
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Music is funny. I shouldn't even ever talk about music, because you can have all the ideas in your head, and it never goes exactly the way that you think it's gonna go. View quote
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I love children and I love family and I love that interaction. Because I had a really close relationship with my mother, I understand that deep powerful love, and it's so beautiful. To be a mother to a child is the most brilliant gift; it's gorgeous. View quote
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I don't dream - only if I'm uncomfortable or I'm going through something. View quote
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