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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.

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Alicia Keys
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: January 24
Actor
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Harlem
New York
Alicia J. Augello Cook
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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.
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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.
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Moments are so fleeting I want to hold on to the good ones.
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I'm very happy with my body.
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Listening to great music and art inspires me and recharges me.
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What breaks my heart is suffering of any kind.
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When I was a kid I'd practise Chopin on piano - and I love Chopin! He's my dawg! Then I'd go out on the stoop and blast the radio. I'm from New York, the concrete jungle. Hip-hop influenced me from day one.
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Things can be really empty in this world, and I don't just mean the music world. It can become a very meaningless place if you don't really understand: Who am I? Why am I here? What am I doing? To feel fulfillment and have a deeper level of understanding, personally, that is the most important thing.
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I think we deserve people who really, really love us.
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I'm having an unbelievable time on the road. I am taking the time to explore each new city in a way I never have before.
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I lived with my mom in a really small apartment. My bedroom was like in the living room. That's why I still love to sleep on couches now.
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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.
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I always want to stay focused on who I am, even as I'm discovering who I am.
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