Beyonce Knowles Quotes

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Beyonce Knowles

Profession : Musician

Birth : September 4, 1981

There are a lot of things I never did, because I believe in watching those true Hollywood stories and I see how easy it is to lose track of your life.

Beyonce Knowles

Playing Etta James in the movie 'Cadillac Records' really changed me. It was a darker character, and I realized that if anything is too comfortable, I want to run from it. It's no fun being safe.

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I just try to write songs that people are going to have a dialogue about.

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Any other woman who has to go to work and pick up the kids and make dinner - that's way harder than what I have to do.

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Tina Turner is someone that I admire, because she made her strength feminine and sexy. Marilyn Monroe, because she was a curvy woman. I'm drawn to things that have the same kind of silhouettes as what she wore because our bodies are similar.

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I discovered after going to music festivals that I am a rock fan. I love the guitars, the phrasing, and the abandon of rock fans.

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I just hope people don't get sick of us. I'm sick of us and I'm in Destiny's Child.

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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. So for me, it's a great thing to be able to scream and say whatever I want.

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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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My fans kept asking where they could get clothes like 'Destiny's Child's', so it was only natural for us to do a clothing line. I was adamant about not putting my name on something that I didn't love.

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I've worn dresses from all different price ranges, and the thing that couture dresses have in common is that the fit is amazing.

Beyonce Knowles

Tina Turner is someone that I admire, because she made her strength feminine and sexy.

Beyonce Knowles

I am really proud that I am one of the artists that has the opportunity to be on magazine covers and to be in the movies.

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One of the reasons I connect to the Super Bowl is that I approach my shows like an athlete.

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When I was writing the Destiny's Child songs, it was a big thing to be that young and taking control. And the label at the time didn't know that we were going to be that successful, so they gave us all control. And I got used to it.

Beyonce Knowles

My fans kept asking where they could get clothes like Destiny's Child's, so it was only natural for us to do a clothing line.

Beyonce Knowles

My style offstage is so different from onstage. I love a pair of sexy heels with jeans, a nice jacket, or a little dress.

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I wanted to be famous for my music and my talent, and I always wished I could cut it out when I left the stage.

Beyonce Knowles

When you're a pop star, it's a little conservative; you always have to stay in a box. You have fans that are five and fans that are 65; there are so many people wanting so many things.

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