Alicia Keys (Alicia Augello Cook) Quotes
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I always wanted to do creative things, but I was really interested in entrepreneurship. My family comes from a very entrepreneurial culture, so business was always something I was interested in.
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I voted for Barack Obama.
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I am a romantic, and I think dates are wonderful. I like quirky and fun things. Like going for a bike ride or for a pedicure together.
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As the anti-slavery community, we must together ensure that this attention is transferred into concrete action and results.
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Second place is just the first place loser.
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Well, when I was 13, for my bar mitzvah I received my first typewriter. And that was special.
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I personally love the record-making more than the actually performing and travelling. It's funny, the drastic shift in lifestyle that comes with it. It certainly satisfies my more adventurous side, but it leaves little time for contemplation and all of that.
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There's a whole element of human interaction and character interaction that I really enjoy doing.
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I'm a mom, and my view of public education begins and ends with the fundamental question: Is this good for children?
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I make mistakes on a very grand scale.
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I'm for absolute autonomy of the individual, and an adult, competent woman has absolute autonomy. It's her choice.
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The names are bigger, the show is worldwide, but I get a royal pass into life in the broadcasting business.
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What a cool job to be part of - whether it's doing lighting or acting or serving food on set. You're part of telling a story that hopefully has an essential component, and that's super exciting to me.
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I love my sleep.
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I'm not religious, I'm not romantic and I live purely by logic. I make every decision by logic and sometimes that leads me to the right and sometimes to the wrong decision.
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A child learns to discard his ideals, whereas a grown-up never wears out his short pants.
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Jesus Christ was a patriot! His country was the world. His laws were the eternal principles of liberty, and his followers, in every age, have been the chosen champions of freedom!
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I definitely have family on the brain.
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All the skills of housewifery are the ones I'm using as a producer.
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My chance, when it came, was due, literally, to the fact that I was slender.... You cannot make an opera audience believe that a man will endanger his soul, and commit robbery and murder for a very stout lady's sake.
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I love the way capitalism finds a place - even for its enemies.
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With the 'Old Kingdom' trilogy, at least half the readers were older adults rather than younger adults. I wrote them for myself with no particular audience in mind.
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Love me like you'll never see me again.
