I think you are who you are, and your kids will see who you are. So you'd better be a good person, because they are going to see it, and that's going to shape them. They are going to become you. Alicia Keys goodkidperson Change image and share on social
I'm a very positive person, but this whole concept of having to always be nice, always smiling, always happy, that's not real. It was like I was wearing a mask. I was becoming this perfectly chiselled sculpture, and that was bad. That took a long time to understand. Alicia Keys badchiselconcept share on social
We're all going to change. Otherwise, it's boring. Alicia Keys borechange Change image and share on social
I think I grew up really fast; I grew up in this really fast-paced business, and I never understood what it meant to take a break or take time off or recover, and I paid for it. Alicia Keys breakbusinessfast Change image and share on social
We have the potential to help people out of poverty, out of disease, out of slavery and out of conflict. Too often, we turn the other way because we think there's nothing we can do. Alicia Keys conflictdiseasepeople Change image and share on social
I have my mother who is an Irish-Italian, and my father who is African, so I have the taste buds of an Italian and the spice of an African. Alicia Keys africanbudfather Change image and share on social
When I'm on stage, my interaction with the audience is something that really makes me come alive. It's a feeling like no other. The energy of the crowd fuels something new inside. Alicia Keys aliveaudiencecrowd Change image and share on social
I was tired and I had overworked myself and burnt myself out. So I went to Egypt by myself. When I saw what was built there, it made me understand how powerful we are, that we can create anything. And I felt like I needed to create things that were timeless too. Alicia Keys buildburncreate share on social
