--- title: "11 Want Quotes By Aaliyah" description: "11 Want quotes by Aaliyah. Plus more from Aaliyah and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/434/aaliyah-10464_certain_there-are-certain-things-i-want-to-keep_263798.png" --- > [There are certain things I want to keep to me. I don't discuss my private life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaliyah/there-are-certain-things-i-want-to-keep-to-me-i-don-t-discuss-my/) [Aaliyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaliyah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/434/aaliyah-10464_certain_there-are-certain-things-i-want-to-keep_263798.png) > [There are times in my life when I just want to be by myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaliyah/there-are-times-in-my-life-when-i-just-want-to-be-by-myself/) [Aaliyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaliyah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b0/aaliyah-10464_just_there-are-times-in-my-life-when-i-just-w_1742853.png) > [It's hard to say what I want my legacy to be when I'm long gone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaliyah/it-s-hard-to-say-what-i-want-my-legacy-to-be-when-i-m-long-gone/) [Aaliyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaliyah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45c/aaliyah-10464_gone_it-s-hard-to-say-what-i-want-my-legacy-t_2524983.png) > [You have to love what you do to want to do it everyday.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaliyah/you-have-to-love-what-you-do-to-want-to-do-it-everyday/) [Aaliyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaliyah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/767/aaliyah-10464_everyday_you-have-to-love-what-you-do-to-want-to_2380082.png) > [I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaliyah/i-want-people-to-remember-me-as-a-full-on-entertainer-and-a-good/) [Aaliyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaliyah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/666/aaliyah-10464_entertainer_i-want-people-to-remember-me-as-a-full-o_3010900.png) > [Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaliyah/keep-working-hard-and-you-can-get-anything-that-you-want/) [Aaliyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaliyah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f89/aaliyah-10464_hard_keep-working-hard-and-you-can-get-anythi_1051040.png) > [That's why I work every day. Ev-er-y day. I want to knock people out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaliyah/that-s-why-i-work-every-day-ev-er-y-day-i-want-to-knock-people-out/) [Aaliyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaliyah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33e/aaliyah-10464_every-day_that-s-why-i-work-every-day-ev-er-y-day_3108673.png) > [If you want to go to the mall, you have to take security. But it's always cool. The kids are amazing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaliyah/if-you-want-to-go-to-the-mall-you-have-to-take-security-but-it-s/) [Aaliyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaliyah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/aaliyah-10464_cool-kids_if-you-want-to-go-to-the-mall-you-have-t_1621422.png) > [I think it's important to take a break, you know, from the public eye for a while, and give people a chance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaliyah/i-think-it-s-important-to-take-a-break-you-know-from-the-public-eye/) [Aaliyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaliyah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ad/aaliyah-10464_break_i-think-it-s-important-to-take-a-break-y_3008137.png) > [I don't want to abandon one work for the other, and I don't think I need to sacrifice anything to put my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaliyah/i-don-t-want-to-abandon-one-work-for-the-other-and-i-don-t-think-i/) [Aaliyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaliyah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a2/aaliyah-10464_abandon_i-don-t-want-to-abandon-one-work-for-the_2200612.png) > [I'm the interpreter. I'm the one who takes your words and brings them to life. I was trained to sing and dance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaliyah/i-m-the-interpreter-i-m-the-one-who-takes-your-words-and-brings-them/) [Aaliyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaliyah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/307/aaliyah-10464_dance_i-m-the-interpreter-i-m-the-one-who-take_2505796.png) ## Other authors on Want ## More by Aaliyah > [Because I came out as a singer, I took the time to get an acting coach.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaliyah/because-i-came-out-as-a-singer-i-took-the-time-to-get-an-acting-coach/) [Aaliyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaliyah/) > [I’m a survivor, and I can handle anything. I’m very confident about that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaliyah/i-m-a-survivor-and-i-can-handle-anything-i-m-very-confident-about-that/) [Aaliyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaliyah/) > [There are certain things I want to keep to me. I don't discuss my private life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaliyah/there-are-certain-things-i-want-to-keep-to-me-i-don-t-discuss-my/) [Aaliyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaliyah/) > [Uhg il ove you](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaliyah/uhg-il-ove-you/) [Aaliyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaliyah/) > [No one knows how to love me quite like you do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaliyah/no-one-knows-how-to-love-me-quite-like-you-do/) [Aaliyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaliyah/) > [I gave it all to you, with no questions asked. I wanted a future, who cares about the past?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaliyah/i-gave-it-all-to-you-with-no-questions-asked-i-wanted-a-future-who/) [Aaliyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaliyah/) > [“You have to find fun in everything you do.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaliyah/you-have-to-find-fun-in-everything-you-do/) [Aaliyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaliyah/) > [In film, you are a totally different person than in the video.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaliyah/in-film-you-are-a-totally-different-person-than-in-the-video/) [Aaliyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaliyah/) > [I've been holding back this secret from you, I probably shouldn't tell it but if I.. if I let you know... you can't tell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaliyah/i-ve-been-holding-back-this-secret-from-you-i-probably-shouldn-t-tell/) [Aaliyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaliyah/) > [I'm involved in some action scenes, so they'll train me for that. I'll be working with my acting coach to prepare for my character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaliyah/i-m-involved-in-some-action-scenes-so-they-ll-train-me-for-that-i-ll/) [Aaliyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaliyah/) > [I stay true to myself and my style, and I am always pushing myself to be aware of that and be original.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaliyah/i-stay-true-to-myself-and-my-style-and-i-am-always-pushing-myself-to/) [Aaliyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaliyah/) > [Well, I think that the image is a part of me. I wear the baggy pants, the hats, the whole nine. And you know,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaliyah/well-i-think-that-the-image-is-a-part-of-me-i-wear-the-baggy-pants/) [Aaliyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaliyah/) > [If I don't think about it, it won't drive me crazy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaliyah/if-i-don-t-think-about-it-it-won-t-drive-me-crazy/) [Aaliyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaliyah/) > [Romeo Must Die came at the right time. It was the right vehicle for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaliyah/romeo-must-die-came-at-the-right-time-it-was-the-right-vehicle-for-me/) [Aaliyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaliyah/) > [Your a positive motivating force within my life; At your best you are love :\*](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaliyah/your-a-positive-motivating-force-within-my-life-at-your-best-you-are/) [Aaliyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaliyah/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/aaliyah/#itemlist", "name": "11 Want Quotes By Aaliyah", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There are certain things I want to keep to me. 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