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Stevie Wonder's records introduced me to '70s soul when I was 12 or 13. ↗

— Alicia Keys

#introduced #me #records #soul #stevie

When I was first learning songs, I'd have a favorite song, and I'd take the chords and twist them around. I'd learn the chords and then play them backward. That was my first experimenting with writing a song. ↗

— Alicia Keys

#backward #chords #experimenting #favorite #first

When you're talented, you're talented. ↗

— Alicia Keys

#you

Bahrain lies at the epicenter of Gulf security and any violent upheaval in Bahrain would have enormous geopolitical consequences. Global economic stability depends on the uninterrupted export of crude oil from the Gulf to markets around the world - a job that historically has been assigned to the U.S. Fifth Fleet. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

#around #assigned #bahrain #been #consequences

Bahrainis are better off than many other Arabs. We have a welfare state, everybody gets a salary whether they have a job or not. Electricity and food are subsidized; school and healthcare are free. And we don't differentiate between Bahrainis and foreigners. We are very proud of that. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

#better #better off #between #differentiate #electricity

Democracy is not just constitutional and legislative rules; it is a culture and practice and adhering by the law and respecting international human rights principles. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

#constitutional #culture #democracy #human #human rights

History shows that no enemy remains hostile forever, nor do friends remain friendly forever. For that reason, we intend to have normal relations with all. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

#forever #friendly #friends #history #hostile

I don't order laws, I propose them. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

#laws #order #propose #them

If people have done something wrong then they should be held accountable. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

#done #held #people #should #something

If somebody gives me his hand, I will not look at him with suspicion. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

#hand #him #his #i #look