Alicia Keys Quotes

Changing my body has given me the ability to do all these amazing things that I never in a million years imagined I could do.

If you don't like who you are and where you are, don't worry about it because you're not stuck either with who you are or where you are. You can grow. You can change. You can be more than you are.

What I know for sure is this: You are built not to shrink down to less, but to blossom into more. To be more extraordinary. To use every moment to fill yourself up.

I think every individual has his or her own power, and it's a matter of working, taking time and defining what that power is.

If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.

Practice rather than preach. Make of your life an affirmation, defined by your ideals, not the negation of others. Dare to the level of your capability then go beyond to a higher level.

I advise women to live their life to their fullest, invest in who you want to be and live it well.

I discovered that the world frightens you with your shortcomings, but if you do not worry about it, you are liberated.

Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!

My purpose is to inspire people of all walks of life to discover the virtue inherent within them and to bring forth that virtue in their daily lives.

Think new thoughts. Grab life with both hands, take opportunities you have, & create the ones you need.

It doesn't have to be a mountain you have to be climbing. I hope to change people's opinion about Saudi in general and Saudi women and Saudi women's opinion about themselves. I really hope they can step out of their comfort zone and just dream: try to push your limits.

I discovered that my insecurities and my flaws were things that I actually need to embrace, and I let them become my superpowers.

My job is to bring out in people what they wouldn't dare do themselves.

You can do anything you want to do.

I think I'm happy with who I am. I don't know if I learned that from other girls or just people in general.

I love to learn, and Victoria's Secret has given me more opportunities than I ever thought possible. I like doing things that scare me - I've learned never to doubt myself.

There are no makeovers in my books. The ugly duckling does not become a beautiful swan. She becomes a confident duck able to take charge of her own life and problems.

My mission is to give girls the tools to be able to blossom into their best selves.

I'm a great believer in people and their untapped potential.

I've got to where I've always wanted to be. I just feel more myself, and I've learned not to care what other people think. It's happened slowly, very slowly. But I did it.

I'd say to any woman, get out of that bad relationship that's turning you into a shell of your former self. Learn from it and get out. Then wait; enjoy yourself and your friends because, when what you want comes along, you'll spot it.

A true knowledge of ourselves is knowledge of our power.

Get more confidence by doing things that excite and frighten you.

I love who I am, and I encourage other people to love and embrace who they are. But it definitely wasn't easy - it took me a while.