Alicia Keys (Alicia Augello Cook) Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
My first car was an '84 Ford Taurus. It caught on fire from me trying to change the fuel pump, so that wasn't good at all. Dried leaves on the ground while I was trying to change the fuel pump. Don't do that. Do it on concrete.
-
As the scripts come in they are sent to the artists, and the artists are either very busy, or ready to start.
-
I want to thank the many Missourians who have reached out to me and asked me to consider running for the United States Senate.
-
Life does not owe me a shred.
-
Nearly everything you do is of no importance, but it is important that you do it.
-
I really, really loved making 'This Is My Life' and 'Now and Then.'
-
I like to believe that we all pray to the same god.
-
They do believe that if we do not wage this war against terror in places like Baghdad and Kabul, we are more likely to have it waged in Baltimore and Kansas.
-
Whatever they did for democracy, the U.S. interventions in the Middle East and the vaunted Arab Spring have proved to be pure hell for Arab Christians.
-
Actually, my mom doesn't let me touch any of my money out of my bank. She says she is going to keep it there until I am 18, and I don't think anyone can touch that. No money has been taken out of there.
-
We don't want to be treated any differently, and we want to continue with our lives and our careers.
-
I'm not a professional politician, I'm a problem solver.
-
Capitalism has forced everyone to overoptimize in order to compete.
-
I'm fortunate to be famous for two rather imposing characters like Magneto and Gandalf.
-
I remember having an argument with Alan, I said the Queen's not just going to call the guy up and send him out to do it. And Alan says, well, how would a monarch give orders to her assassin.
-
Perfect is very boring, and if you happen to have a different look, that's a celebration of human nature, I think. If we were all symmetrical and perfect, life would be very dull.
-
It is no surprise that companies do not often respond to moral pressure alone. We need to hit them hard in their pocketbook and on their balance sheet. We need to show them that their stock prices will be affected if their actions encourage Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions.
-
It's always been my dream to do a dance scene with Anthony Hopkins.
-
Kids in general make things fresh and alive and they have this great appreciation for, Holy mackerel, we're making a movie!
-
Sometimes you never realise how much of an effect you're having on people until you're told, and the fan mail I receive has made me very aware of the positive effects I have on other people.
-
I got my computer. The great thing about the computer is that you only need enough money to buy a computer and some food, and you're all right. I don't have to go to premières.
-
I attended classes and taught classes, in Food Anthropology at Pace University, with an anthropology professor. You can trace history by the architecture and food of a place. Food is one of those things that transcends and stays in the culture.
-
I think we deserve people who really, really love us.
