Alicia Keys Quotes

My private life is the most precious thing to me.

I just get really defensive as soon as anyone comes near my personal life. I made a decision early on that it's strictly off-limits. No exceptions.

I actually think that secrets are just a part of human nature and that everybody should have some.

I like to keep some things to myself, because its called a private life, not public.

At some level I've got to have a private life.

There is nothing about me that I wouldn't want anyone to know, but there is a part of me that I do want to keep private and personal just because that is what's going to keep me sane in the long run - making sure people don't know my every move.

I don't mind to speak about myself until a certain point, but I think there's also stuff which is for myself that nobody has to know.

I think you can tell stories and give perspectives and yet still keep stuff for yourself, too. I keep a lot of my life private, even in a public forum like writing.

I'm a very private person. My life story isn't for everybody.

And I certainly won't lay out areas of my life that I think are just private.

It sounds so trite, but my private life is mine.

There's the part of my life that the public and I share together. And there's the part that's mine to keep for myself. And that's mine. For me.

I've got my private life - that's sacred - and I didn't have that before.

I don't know... I don't want people to know everything about me.

I am a private human.

I want my personal life to be personal.

But I'm glad I'm not one of those actresses who is just so ready to open up for everyone.

I'm really private, and also, when I'm home, I'm home. I don't like people in on my business. I believe that you can be overexposed.

It's nothing sinister but my private life belongs to me.

I'm a very private person, and I don't want to share stuff with anyone.

I'm a private person in many ways.

If you're gonna fall apart, do it in your own bedroom.

I like to keep my private life private for the most part.

I like to be real private; you don't always want everyone around you - even when they like you.

Obviously you try to keep as much of your private life as private as you can.