Alicia Keys Quotes

Choose people who lift you up.

It's really important to be surrounded by people who are going to lift you up.

Do not allow any negativity or ugliness in your surroundings, or anybody at all, destroy your confidence or affect your growth as a blooming flower. It is very normal for one ugly weed to not want to stand alone.

Surround yourself with positive people.

Don't let people disrespect you. My mom says don't open the door to the devil. Surround yourself with positive people.

I got a lot of positive people around me.

When you hang around people who believe in you, it kind of uplifts your spirit a little bit. And you can see great things happen.

Being surrounded with such positive people always helps.

Don't hang out with a bunch of people who drag you down when you can hang out with one person who makes you feel good.

I would advise any 17-year-old to surround yourself with people who listen to you, nod when you speak, and smile when you enter spaces.

I don't want to be around people that bring me down.

You need people around you that care about you and are thinking about you in your best interest. And keep your mind straight.

You have to surround yourself with people who love you and want the best for you.

It's human nature that if you get 20 positive comments and one negative one, you're going to focus on the negative. We all do that. It can be something that drags you down. It's easy to get bogged down with it, but I try to concentrate on the good things.

I don't really have disappointments, because I build myself up for rejection.

By birth and upbringing, I think I'm emotionally resilient. I don't feel like I'm a depressive person.

Surround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests.

I feel like I've lost so many amazing traits because I've listened to stupid people, ignorant people who are bullies.

I don't let negative criticism, for the most part, bother me.

There are certain things I believe we need to keep in our emotional arsenal as we navigate through life. Hope is a big one. The more of that we can carry, the better.

Pick a good set of friends that are going to allow you to move in the right direction.

Surround yourself with people who lift you higher.

To stay positive, you have to be very strong mentally.

Surround yourself with good people who support and love you. And have confidence in yourself and your abilities!

Be true to yourself and surround yourself with positive, supportive people.