Alicia Keys (Alicia Augello Cook) Quotes
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If I go on a diet and work out, I'm always in a bad mood. I'd rather be a little heavier but nice.
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I'm not into things that feel like a sequel. There's just something magical about when something happens for the first time.
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For me, cerebral palsy wasn't the biggest deal, because I always had it. You know, you always work with what you got.
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I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money.
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The Japanese version comes with a translation, but that's different from the lyrics, so people could look things up and find a translation of their own if they're interested.
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The only difference between the Republican and Democratic parties is the velocities with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock on their door. That's the only difference.
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I'm a kind person; I don't have a really nihilist streak in me, but I respond to that kind of humour.
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Symbolism is alright in 'fiction,' but I tell true life stories simply about what happened to people I knew.
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You get steely nerves playing poker.
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I think it's difficult to do fashion for men, because either you become very over-homosexual fashion or very boring fashion. You don't want a boy who looks 15 in a little pair of shorts with some strange art... But to see just a jacket and tie is boring.
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Fashion is unique. It's a leveler, not a divider.
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Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.
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I figured out early on what I wanted to do.
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What you learn is that you can't please everyone all the time.
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It's harder, but we're still finding oil in Oklahoma today. The bar has been raised on startup companies, but it can still be done. Every regulation and every rule limits you, but, yes, it can still be done. That's the beauty of living in a free country and having the freedom to have an idea and become an entrepreneur.
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If you lived through the shooting of Jaws, you can live through anything.
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Honesty and loyalty are key. If two people can be honest with each other about everything, that's probably the biggest key to success.
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I put down the camera long ago, you know? I was here in London, aged 19, and I was obsessed with my camera, shooting everything I could. Then someone stole it. It helped me to see things for the first time.
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Feminine passion is to masculine as an epic is to an epigram.
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One argument goes that recessions are good for female artists because when money flies out the window, women are allowed in the house. The other claims that when money ebbs, so do prospects for women.
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If you have to stand and fight, you train yourself so that you're able to do it.
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Being a display pilot is probably the thing I've been most proud of in my life. Don't really fly anymore now though. I have three small children and as most of my friends were killed in different accidents, I realised that it was probably just a matter of time before I went that way.
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Your life can become the background for the art you create.
