Why give up before we try Feel the lows before the highs Clip our wings before we fly away I can't say I came prepared I'm suspended in the air Won't you come be in the sky with me
Alicia KeysRead
The most important thing to remember is that you can wear all the greatest clothes and all the greatest shoes, but you’ve got to have a good spirit on the inside. That’s what’s really going to make you look like you’re ready to rock the world.
Interpretation
True beauty and confidence come from within rather than external appearances.
Alicia Keys emphasizes that while outward appearances, such as clothing and accessories, can be visually appealing, it is the inner spirit and attitude that truly define a person's ability to inspire and succeed in the world. It's the character and positivity within that ultimately radiate outward, affecting how one is perceived and how they feel about themselves.
In practice
Using this quote during a motivational speech about self-esteem.
Why give up before we try Feel the lows before the highs Clip our wings before we fly away I can't say I came prepared I'm suspended in the air Won't you come be in the sky with me
I always want to stay focused on who I am, even as I'm discovering who I am.
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.
Everything you want to be, you already are. You're simply on the path to discovering it.
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.
I’ve found that the best life has to offer is right in front of me, with my husband and child
Repeating an affirmation several times a day keeps you focused on your goal, strengthens your motivation, and programs your subconscious by sending an order to your crew to do whatever it takes to make that goal happen.
The big secret in life is there is no secret. Whatever your goal. You can get there if you're willing to work.
Second place is meaningless. You can't always be first, but you have to believe that you should have been - that you were never beaten - that time just ran out on you.
Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.
Is it that your dream is unattainable or is it that you have the wrong dream?
Boys, be ambitious. Be ambitious not for money, not for selfish aggrandizement, not for the evanescent thing which men call fame. Be ambitious for the attainment of all that a man can be.
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