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.
Alicia KeysThe most important thing to remember is that you can wear all the greatest clothes and all the greatest shoes, but youโve got to have a good spirit on the inside. Thatโs whatโs really going to make you look like youโre ready to rock the world.
Alicia KeysYou just can't take a day for granted. We had to work really hard for anything, and so that's been instilled in me. And I don't look at myself as better than anybody else, because in an instant everything can change.
Alicia KeysI 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.
Alicia KeysLife 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.
Alicia Keys