Alicia Keys (Alicia Augello Cook) Quotes
I can do what I want to do, lucky me. But when these people are coming at me and asking these things, they don't really care about me. And I have felt like there were all these people who just wanted to use me.
Alicia Keys
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The more laws and restrictions there are,
The poorer people become.
The sharper men's weapons,
The more trouble in the land.
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I can do what I want to do, lucky me. But when these people are coming at me and asking these things, they don't really care about me. And I have felt like there were all these people who just wanted to use me.
Alicia Keys
