Alicia Keys

“The desire to be everything to everyone is a sickness and a weakness.”

“I always want to be pushing the envelope and challenging myself. I'm never satisfied.”

“Everything you want to be, you already are. And you're simply on the path of discovering it.”

“The most important thing to remember is that you can wear all the makeup you want, but if you don't feel beautiful on the inside, it's not going to matter.”

“I'd rather die enormous than live dormant.”

“I am a songwriter who performs, not a performer who writes songs.”

“Be driven, be focused, but enjoy every moment, because it only happens once.”

“I don't want to cover up anymore. Not my face, not my mind, not my soul, not my thoughts, not my dreams, not my struggles, not my emotional growth. Nothing.”

“Hate is a waste of time. It's a waste of energy. It's a waste of you.”

“We have to save the ladies. I'm a lady, and I'm a mother, so I'm a super-lady.”

“You're stronger, and you're better, and you're ready for whatever.”

“Create the world you want to see.”

“Risking is proof that you have faith in yourself.”

“It's when we become afraid of everything and worried about everything that you are never going to reach your highest potential.”

“I believe in the limitlessness of humans. We're capable of incredible things.”

“There's too much darkness in the world. Everywhere you turn, someone is trying to tear someone down in some way... I want to bring a certain light to the world.”

“Your life is a story. Write the one you want to read.”

“What I know for sure is that if you declare it, if you have a vision, if you have a plan, you can make it happen.”

“Silence is a great source of strength.”