Alicia Keys Quotes

Be driven, be focused, but enjoy every moment, because it only happens once.

Everything you want to be, you already are. You're simply on the path to discovering it.

Risk the fall to know how it feels to fly.

All of us are different. That's what makes us interesting and special. I don't want to be anything like another person. I want to be totally myself and go against the grain, forge my own path. I've learned that being different is what makes you stand out. It makes everything so much more intriguing.

Create the world you want, and fill it with the opportunities that matter to you.

There's something so powerful about being my own gorgeous, beautiful, individual, unique self.

I believe if you can find something to give back to, your soul will feel fulfilled in a very powerful way.

You can't really compare people. That's one of the biggest lessons I've learned, because comparing yourself to someone else really stops you from being who you are.

If we took the time to learn more about different places and people, perhaps we would have more empathy for each other.

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

Love is accepting people for who they are and what they are, regardless.

Moments are so fleeting; I want to hold on to the good ones.

The most important thing to remember is that you can wear all the greatest clothes and all the greatest shoes, but you’ve got to have a good spirit on the inside. That’s what’s really going to make you look like you’re ready to rock the world.

No one will take care of you if you don't take care of yourself.

Sometimes you need to start again, in order to fly

The most important thing is to be proud of the work that you put into something, and put the ego aside.

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

Failure isn't an option. I've erased the word fear from my vocabulary and I think when you erase fear you can't fail.

I believe in the limitlessness of humans. We're capable of incredible things. At times, that realization is frightening.

It's when we become afraid of everything and worried about everything that you are never going to reach your highest potential.

You're stronger, and you're better, and you're ready for whatever.

Your life can become the background for the art you create.

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.

I don't have a ton of friends, but the friends I have are great ones. I don't have huge family, but the family I have is a great one.

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.