We are all one. We're not as separate as we oftentimes think.

Failure isn't an option. I've erased the word 'fear' from my vocabulary, and I think when you erase fear, you can't fail.

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.

The Diary of Alicia Keys.

The last thing I want is to walk into my house after a long day and see all the Grammys and awards. It would make me feel weird.

My mom always said, 'Don't date a guy who thinks he's prettier than you.'