Alicia Keys (Alicia Augello Cook) Quotes
When I did get signed and I was going around letting people know what I was about, that's exactly how I did it: me on the piano, playing a couple of songs I'd written and talking to the people in between. That's how I got my performance chops up.Alicia Keys
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My parents and my brother instilled in me my sense of humor. That's kind of the way we communicate with each other, and it's always been a way for me to get to know people.
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The issue with Syria, I think for many of us, has always been about Iran. This is an anchor point for them in terms of regional domination. It means a lot to them. They are all in here.
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Once you come and see Kiss, you either love us or you hate us.
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I never try to follow a trend or fashion.
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I prayed like a man walking in a forest at night, feeling his way with his hands, at each step fearing to fall into pure bottomlessness forever. Prayer is like lying awake at night, afraid, with your head under the cover, hearing only the beating of your own heart.
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In Hollywood they're getting younger, but believe me, it's not the food. It's the plastic surgery.
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Those boos really motivate me to make something happen.
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Edie Campbell
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I like to play a strong woman, but a strong woman can also be very fragile and vulnerable at the same time.
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You can't betray yourself too often, or you become somebody else.
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The moral is that a career can be gone in an instant. And all you have in this world are the people you love.
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I'm always interested in what you can do with technology that people haven't thought of doing yet. I think that's sort of a characteristic of the way I've worked ever since I started.
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David Holmgren -
I'm a strong believer in bipartisanship.
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When I did get signed and I was going around letting people know what I was about, that's exactly how I did it: me on the piano, playing a couple of songs I'd written and talking to the people in between. That's how I got my performance chops up.
Alicia Keys