You're stronger, and you're better, and you're Alicia Keys More Quotes by Alicia Keys More Quotes From Alicia Keys 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. Alicia Keys dying play desire All women are NATURALLY, bad ass! Alicia Keys ass bad-ass Still when I'm a mess Alicia Keys superwoman vests mess I find that the love we share fills me up and makes me see and appreciate life in a different way. Alicia Keys appreciate different way A Minor is one of my all-time favorite keys to play in. It's a very moody key, and also 'A' is the first letter of my name. It just represents the songs through my eyes. Alicia Keys eye keys song No one will take care of you if you don't take care of yourself. Alicia Keys take-care-of-yourself take-care care Soul music is timeless. Alicia Keys timeless music-is soul My life is rich because I have those kinds of people in my life. Alicia Keys kind life-is people Our mission goes beyond commerce, it goes beyond technology. Our intent is to preserve music's importance in our lives, music is the language of love, of laughter, of heartbreak, of mystery. It's the world's true, true, without question, universal language. Alicia Keys laughter music love Some people want it all But I don't want nothing at all If it ain't you baby If I ain't got you baby Some people want diamond rings Some just want everything But everything means nothing If I ain't got you, Yeah Alicia Keys baby mean people Most times, your blessings are also your curses. And for me, I have this ability to express myself so clearly with pen and paper, but when it comes to expressing myself verbally, I put up a big wall. Alicia Keys wall paper blessing You could have all the riches in the world, but it doesn't mean much without family. Alicia Keys riches mean world I'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 Keys guilty choices believe I'm a very positive person, but this whole concept of having to always be nice, always smiling, always happy, that's not real. It was like I was wearing a mask. I was becoming this perfectly chiselled sculpture, and that was bad. That took a long time to understand. Alicia Keys nice real long Everybody goes through their life in different ways. I definitely am having my journey. It evolves and changes. At some moments, I feel totally off center and trying to find my way back. Alicia Keys journey trying way I do feel like I owe something, but not to the industry. When you say "industry," I think of a group of people who don't really care much about you and treat you as a commodity. So, in that regard, I don't feel like I owe anything. But the people who've always been supportive of me and have always seen me for my greatest potential-those are the people who I feel like I owe something to. I feel like I am their voice. I owe it them to represent them in a way that they can be proud of. Alicia Keys voice people thinking 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 husband mother jobs I’ve found that the best life has to offer is right in front of me, with my husband and child Alicia Keys husband found children I like to do outdoorsy things: hikes, trails, running, swimming. I love the sun. I'm all about the warmth. Alicia Keys swimming sun running Moments are so fleeting; I want to hold on to the good ones. When I am truly present, I feel alive, and I want everyone around me to share that feeling so we can make the most of that moment together. Alicia Keys fleeting together feelings
