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Be driven, be focused, but enjoy every moment, because it only happens once.
Alicia Keys
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Alicia Keys
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: January 24
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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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Gangsta rap was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other. Gangsta rap didnt exist.
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I'm very blessed to have a phenomenal husband, son, and beautiful family and friends around me.
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Once people see this 'Unplugged,' I just want them to feel the spontaneity, to feel passionate... I want you to see another side of me, that's free, and feel where my head is, where whatever happens, happens. I want you to feel inspired.
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I believe in the limitlessness of humans. We're capable of incredible things. At times, that realization is frightening.
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In fact, I think that's my favorite word and the most important word when it comes to relationships: equality.
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I think following my instinct has proven to lead me in the right direction, and it's hard to hear sometimes, because it's a noisy world and there's a lot of people talking to you.
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I'm committed to evolving and growing and sitting at the head of my own table with no fears or limitations. But I've also learned to be more open now and more spontaneous in life.
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A lot of people, they've been saying to me, oh don't get married. It ruins everything. And I'm like, damn.
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I'm definitely a nerd. I'm a cool-ass nerd, but I am definitely a nerd.
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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.
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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.
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I really like to live my life in a low-key fashion.
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Prayer keeps me centered.
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There's too much darkness in the world. Everywhere you turn, someone is tryin' to tear someone down in some way everywhere you go, there's a feeling of inadequacy, or a feeling that you're not good enough. I want to bring a certain light to the world.
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I like to do outdoorsy things: hikes, trails, running, swimming. I love the sun. I'm all about the warmth.
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