Beyonce Knowles Quotes

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Beyonce Knowles

Profession : Musician

Birth : September 4, 1981

I truly believe that women should be financially independent from their men. And let's face it, money gives men the power to run the show. It gives men the power to define value. They define what's sexy. And men define what's feminine. It's ridiculous.

Beyonce Knowles

I grew up upper-class. Private school. My dad had a Jaguar. We're African-American, and we work together as a family, so people assume we're like the Jacksons. But I didn't have parents using me to get out of a bad situation.

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I remember being in Japan when Destiny's Child put out 'Independent Women,' and women there were saying how proud they were to have their own jobs, their own independent thinking, their own goals. It made me feel so good, and I realized that one of my responsibilities was to inspire women in a deeper way.

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We all have special numbers in our lives, and 4 is that for me. It's the day I was born. My mother's birthday, and a lot of my friends' birthdays, are on the fourth; April 4 is my wedding date.

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Power means happiness; power means hard work and sacrifice.

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When you love and accept yourself, when you know who really cares about you, and when you learn from your mistakes, then you stop caring about what people who don't know you think.

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The more successful I become, the more I need a man.

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The great thing about McDonald's is that they have a lot of different things on the menu. I love their salads.

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We all have our imperfections. But I'm human, and you know, it's important to concentrate on other qualities besides outer beauty.

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I get nervous when I don't get nervous. If I'm nervous I know I'm going to have a good show.

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I think it's healthy for a person to be nervous. It means you care - that you work hard and want to give a great performance. You just have to channel that nervous energy into the show.

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If he invited you out, he's got to pay.

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I'm a people pleaser. I hold a lot of things in. I'm always making sure everybody is okay. I usually don't rage; I usually don't curse.

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I can never be safe; I always try and go against the grain. As soon as I accomplish one thing, I just set a higher goal. That's how I've gotten to where I am.

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Whenever I'm confused about something, I ask God to reveal the answers to my questions, and he does.

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My focus is my art, and that's what I love to do. I have to be really passionate in order to do something. I've turned down many things that I just didn't believe in.

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I know I'm stronger in the songs than I really am. Sometimes I need to hear it myself. We all need to hear those empowering songs to remind us.

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I grew up in a very nice house in Houston, went to private school all my life and I've never even been to the 'hood. Not that there's anything wrong with the 'hood.

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To be able to travel the world, especially to places I never thought I'd be... it's really, you know, still fascinating for me.

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Who I am on stage is very, very different to who I am in real life.

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