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I love being a mom. And I think what I love the most is the way it makes me think about what's important and what's not important. What to fight for and what to just be cool with. What it is that I'm teaching through example and what it is that I was taught that I don't want to teach.

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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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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Love is giving of yourself in a way that is free of fear.
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Empower us women and we will change this whole entire world.
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I love the written word so much, I know it's gonna flow naturally.
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I feel the presence of a higher power. I believe that what you give is what you get. It's universal law. I believe in the power of prayer and of words. I've learned that when you predict that negative things will happen, they do.
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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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I thought I had to be perfect. I would often make choices I thought would make everyone else happy. I lived at a pace that was good for my career, whether it was good for me or not. I have learned how important it is to check in with myself and listen, really listen.
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If we took the time to learn more about different places and people, perhaps we would have more empathy for each other.
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I play Beethoven and Bach. At the same time, Biggie is my dog.
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I just wanted to be who I was, which was like so many other girls I knew. We grew up in the city, had a hard edge and obstacles to overcome, but we were still young and beautiful. I didn't want to be all dressed up, all made up - I wanted to be myself, which hadn't been done before.
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I'd rather not have anything than be a liar.
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If I want to be alone, some place I can write, I can read, I can pray, I can cry, I can do whatever I want - I go to the bathroom.
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Living will always be a struggle looking for someone to love you.
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My parents weren't married. It wasn't like my dad up and left. I maintained a steady relationship with my grandparents. My dad's mother is my nana, and I'm closer to her than almost anybody in this world.
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Your life can become the background for the art you create.
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I have my mother who is an Irish-Italian, and my father who is African, so I have the taste buds of an Italian and the spice of an African.
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Everything you want to be, you already are. You're simply on the path to discovering it.
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No one will take care of you if you don't take care of yourself.
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I've seen so many lives turn around from the impossible. I have come to embrace the idea that even the simplest act of understanding, love and attention can produce the biggest results.
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Moments are so fleeting I want to hold on to the good ones.
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