Alicia Keys Quotes

I have this vintage Harley-Davidson motorcycle jacket. When I put it on, it has this supercool feeling to it.

My music comes from many, many, many places. My emotions, my feelings, my thoughts, and conversations I have with people I know who influence me.

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.

I personally feel that acting is not totally different from singing and being a musician.

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.

Empower us women and we will change this whole entire world.

When I really need it, talking is the best way to deal with emotional pain.

My life is rich because I have those kinds of people in my life.

There is this fallacy about how women are catty, that we're all in competition with each other. I'd say: As opposed to getting swept up in jealousy, use that pang to give you an indication of what you are looking for.

But when I first fell in love with the piano, I knew it was me. I was dying to play.

I 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.

If you treat me fairly, I'll give you all my goods.

I see what happens when one gets very attached to material things. That's just not what my life is.

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.

A good friend of mine told me you should take a break and you should go see the world. Go somewhere. That is when I chose to go to Egypt, and so I took this beautiful trip to Egypt. It was the first time ever in my whole life I took three weeks off, and I sailed down the Nile and I saw the tombs and the temples, and I experienced a place that was so magical and so incredibly powerful and intelligent and inspiring.

I think you are who you are, and your kids will see who you are. So you'd better be a good person, because they are going to see it, and that's going to shape them. They are going to become you.

And I love kick boxing. It's a lot of fun. It gives you a lot of confidence when you can kick somebody in the head.

For me, doing a show, the excitement of singing live, and the possibility that you're not gonna be perfect - that's the thrill of it.

What breaks my heart is suffering of any kind.

I pray to give thanks and to recognize all the good things that are in my life even during times of great change, confusion, or frustration.

Hand me the world on a silver platter, and what good would it be?

I'm very happy with my body.

I think there was something about being in a tough environment that gave me a certain drive.

It's important for everyone - working moms especially - to find moments to ground themselves and connect with their own breath.

Not having all the information can make me feel vulnerable.

Listening to great music and art inspires me and recharges me.

Life is going to be a constant peeling back of layers, a constant unlearning of what we've been taught or believe to be true. I think that I've come to terms with the fact that that's just going to happen for the whole duration of my life. I feel really good about being able to look myself in the face and say, "Oh, who are you now?" And that might change.

If your family - just because they're blood doesn't mean that they necessarily give you the best advice.

The more you know the stronger you become, the closer you feel to yourself and the farther you can go.

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.

He broke my heart, and now it's raining, just to rub it in.

I don't dream - only if I'm uncomfortable or I'm going through something.

My mom always said, "Don't date a guy who thinks he's prettier than you."

I'm a very caring person.

I promised myself that I'd never actually admit to listening to 'New Kids on the Block.'

Maturity and experience are part of my liberation.

And Im happy that Im not super skinny.

The smaller you strip things down, the more you depend on the songs and yourself, as opposed to arrangements.

It's karma, baby. And it goes around.

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.

We're all going to change. Otherwise, it's boring.

I always want to stay focused on who I am, even as I'm discovering who I am.

Falling down ain't falling down, If you don't cry when you hit the floor, It's called the past cause I'm getting past, And I ain't nothing like I was before, You ought to see me now

Sometimes I feel like I don't belong anywhere, & it's gonna take so long for me to get to somewhere, Sometimes I feel so heavy hearted, but I can't explain cuz I'm so guarded. But that's a lonely road to travel, and a heavy load to bear. And it's a long, long way to heaven but I gotta get there Can you send an angel? Can you send me an angel...to guide me.

Love is giving of yourself in a way that is free of fear.

Yes I was burned but I called it a lesson learned. Mistake overturned so I call it a lesson learned. My soul has returned so I call it a lesson learned...another lesson learned

Meditation has been a big change for me in a super-positive way. I see the result and strength and clarity - even my creativity is different and more connected. It might be 10 minutes a day; it might be 20 minutes a day. But every day in this crazy world, it's a sense of peace and purpose.

So we come together before you on this day, March 30th, 2015, with one voice in unity in the hopes that today will be another one of those moments in time, a moment that will forever change the course of music history.