Beyonce Knowles Quotes & Sayings

THE HEART IS THAN YOU THINK,LIKE IT COULD GO THOUGH ANYTHING — Beyonce Knowles

You're everything I thought you never were and nothing like I thought you could've been. — Beyonce Knowles

I wanted to sell a million records, and I sold a million records. I wanted to go platinum; I went platinum. I've been working nonstop since I was 15. I don't even know how to chill out. — Beyonce Knowles

I need to find a catchy new word for feminism, right? Like 'bootylicious.' — 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. — Beyonce Knowles

Have your own life before you become somebody's wife. — Beyonce Knowles

I felt very maternal around eight months. And I thought I couldn't become any more until I saw the baby ... But it happened during my labor because I had a very strong connection with my child. I felt like when I was having contractions, I envisioned my child pushing through a very heavy door. And I imagined this tiny infant doing all the work, so I couldn't think about my own pain ... We were talking. I know it sounds crazy, but I felt a communication. — Beyonce Knowles

I'm learning how to drown out the constant noise that is such an inseparable part of my life. I don't have to prove anything to anyone, I only have to follow my heart and concentrate on what I want to say to the world. I run my world. — 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. — Beyonce Knowles

What goes around comes back around. — Beyonce Knowles

But I don't know what guys I like because I haven't been out with enough to know. I'm still learning. — Beyonce Knowles

I can not imagine my life if I didn't have a music program in my school. — Beyonce Knowles

It's easy to hear the voices of others and often very difficult to hear your own. Every person you meet is going to want something different from you. The question is: what do you want for yourself? — Beyonce Knowles

I'm no longer afraid of conflict, and I don't think conflict is a bad thing. — Beyonce Knowles

There's plenty of days when I'm like 'Oh God, why? But that's just life. It's every job, not just mine. Every moment is not perfect. But it's definitely more good times than bad. You can't even compare. And when I'm on stage it feels incredible — Beyonce Knowles

I love my job, but it's more than that: I need it. — Beyonce Knowles

I've had small depressions, days when I've woken up and felt sad, especially when I'm so far away from home. I've got my religion and that is my therapy, although I think it would be good for me to have someone I can talk to. But I have friends. I haven't got a therapist but maybe I should. — Beyonce Knowles

That word can be very extreme ... But I guess I am a modern-day feminist. I do believe in equality. Why do you have to choose what type of woman you are? Why do you have to label yourself anything? I'm just a woman and I love being a woman. If you're attractive then you can't be sexy, and you can't be intelligent? What is all of that?
-from Vogue — Beyonce Knowles

I want to be a legend, like Celine Dion. — Beyonce Knowles

Power's not given to you. You have to take it. — Beyonce Knowles

I love my husband, but it is nothing like a conversation with a woman that understands you. I grow so much from those conversations. — Beyonce Knowles

I feel like my body is borrowed and this life is very temporary. — Beyonce Knowles

I used to want you so bad, I'm so through with that because honestly you turned out to be the best thing I never had! — Beyonce Knowles

You have to feel fortunate to be one of the people whom parents don't mind their children looking up to. The older I get, the more I think about the amount of influence I have on these young girls, and it's scary sometimes. But I also understand how lucky I am to have that. — Beyonce Knowles

If everything was perfect, you would never learn and you would never grow. — Beyonce Knowles

I wrote "Bootylicious" because, at the time, I'd gained some weight and the pressure that people put you under, the pressure to be thin, is unbelievable. I was just 18 and you shouldn't be thinking about that.You should be thinking about building up your character and having fun, and the song was just telling everyone to forget what people are saying, you're bootylicious. That's all. It's a celebration of curves and a celebration of women's bodies. — Beyonce Knowles

As a child I trained myself to dance in very high heels. At 13, in Destiny's Child, we were told to wear heels, but at first we couldn't walk in them. We couldn't keep our knees straight, but we learned. — Beyonce Knowles

For me, it's about the way I carry myself and the way I treat other people. My relationship and how I feel about God and what He does for me, is something deeply personal. It's where I came from, my family, I was brought up in a religious household and that's very important to me. — Beyonce Knowles

The more you mature, you realize that this imperfections make your more beautiful. — Beyonce Knowles

The old lessons of submissiveness and fragility made us victims. Women are so much more than that. You can be a businesswoman, a mother, an artist, and a feminist - whatever you want to be - and still be a sexual being. It's not mutually exclusive. — Beyonce Knowles

Power means happiness; power means hard work and sacrifice. — Beyonce Knowles

Beauty fades. Your spirit is forever. — Beyonce Knowles

We have a lot of work to do, but we can get there if we work together. Women are more than 50 percent of the population and more than 50 percent of voters. We must demand that we all receive 100 percent of the opportunities. — Beyonce Knowles

The more successful I become, the more I need a man. — Beyonce Knowles

My biggest thing is to teach not to focus on the aesthetic. It's really about who you are, and the human being, that makes you beautiful. — Beyonce Knowles

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. — Beyonce Knowles

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. — Beyonce Knowles

Independnce comes from you knowing who you are and you being happy with yourself. — Beyonce Knowles

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. — Beyonce Knowles

I like it when I'm on the stage, but honestly, I would be very happy if I could cut it off, just enjoy my life when I wasn't performing. — Beyonce Knowles

If you've been doing all you can and it's not happening for you, go out and have you a good old time. Put on your sexy dress and move on. — Beyonce Knowles

When you really don't like a guy, they're all over you, and as soon as you act like you like them, they're no longer interested. — Beyonce Knowles

Take the time to define yourself and define your value. If you're having a hard time doing that, ask yourself: What is something I would say to someone I love? — Beyonce Knowles

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

We have to teach our boys the rules of equality and respect, so that as they grow up gender equality becomes a natural way of life. And we have to teach our girls that they can reach as high as humanly possible. — Beyonce Knowles

'Cause your love got the best of me, and baby you're making a fool of me. You got me sprung and i don't care who sees, 'cause baby you got me so crazy. — Beyonce Knowles

I always have breakfast, say, scrambled egg whites, a vegetable smoothie, or whole-grain cereal with low-fat milk. For lunch and dinner, I eat a lot of fish and vegetables. And throughout the day, I try to stay hydrated. — Beyonce Knowles

We're not exposed to a lot of guys. — Beyonce Knowles

Power is not given to you. You have to take it. — Beyonce Knowles

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

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

The lyrics to the single 'Survivor' are Destiny's Child's story, because we've been through a lot, ... We went through our drama with the members ... Any complications we've had in our 10-year period of time have made us closer and tighter and better. — Beyonce Knowles

The Pink Panther is legendary, but a lot of people my age haven't ever seen the original. So, I think it's great to bring it back for my generation, and to expose them to where that theme song which still sounds so modern and that legendary image of a pink cat came from. It's great to be a part of that, because it's history. — Beyonce Knowles

Love is so blind, it feels right when it's wrong. — Beyonce Knowles

It's all about attitude and feeling good about yourself and not looking like everybody on TV. You do not have to be small; you can have some junk in your trunk. — Beyonce Knowles

It's amazing how I'm able to ride around on a bike. People kind of see it's me but since I'm on a bike, they think, 'No, it's not her.' And by the time they realize it's me, I'm already gone. — Beyonce Knowles

Me, myself and I. That's all I got in the end. — Beyonce Knowles

I'm a workaholic and I don't believe in 'no.' If I'm not sleeping, nobody's sleeping. — Beyonce Knowles

When you're famous no one looks at you as a human anymore. You become the property of the public. There's nothing real about 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. I was adamant about not putting my name on something that I didn't love. — Beyonce Knowles

My mom has always told me that beauty fades but inner beauty is forever. There's nothing more beautiful than a woman [who] takes care of [herself]. — Beyonce Knowles

My mom is one of those people that you feel honored to meet. And no matter who you are, you fall in love with her because she is spiritual, she's inspiring, she's strong, she's funny, she's creative, she's talented ... she's everything that I want to be. — Beyonce Knowles

I never imagined I would be in a film with Steve Martin. I was a little star struck, because I grew up watching his movies. — Beyonce Knowles

I have learned that it is no one else's job to take care of me but me. — Beyonce Knowles

We all want the same things ... the right to be happy, to be just who WE WANT TO BE. — Beyonce Knowles

Women have to work much harder to make it in this world. It really pisses me off that women don't get the same opportunities as men do, or money for that matter. Because lets face it, money gives men the power to run the show. It gives men the power to define our values and to define what's sexy and what's feminine and that's bullshit. At the end of the day, it's not about equal rights, it's about how we think. We have to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. — Beyonce Knowles

You can't appreciate the good times without the bad ones. — Beyonce Knowles

Y'all are so cute and y'all talk so proper over here. I love England. — Beyonce Knowles

I feel like you get more bees with honey. But that doesn't mean I don't get frustrated in my life. My way of dealing with frustration is to shut down and to think and speak logically. — Beyonce Knowles

I am a woman and when I think, I must speak. — Beyonce Knowles

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

I think I've realized that business and being polite [don't] match. You can be fair, but me being polite was not me being fair to myself. — Beyonce Knowles

I've worked hard and I deserve everything I have. I never thought I'd have so much money. I just wanted to be financially stable and it embarrasses me and I don't feel comfortable talking or thinking about it. I don't know exactly how much I have but I don't buy much. — Beyonce Knowles

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

We're all going through our problems, but we all have the same insecurities and we all have the same abilities and we all need each other. — Beyonce Knowles

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

Make sure you have your own life before becoming someone's wife
~spoken to Oprah in an interview — Beyonce Knowles

Perfection is a disease of a nation. — Beyonce Knowles

If you work hard, whatever you want, it will come to you. I know that's easier said than done, but keep trying. — Beyonce Knowles

I'm a human being and I fall in love and sometimes I don't have control of every situation. — Beyonce Knowles

I work closely with a number of charities from food pantries to drug rehabilitation to natural disaster relief to preventing sexual exploitation of young girls. It is one of the most rewarding things I do. — Beyonce Knowles

Love is something that never goes out of style. — Beyonce Knowles

Do what you were born to do. You just have to trust yourself. — Beyonce Knowles

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. — Beyonce Knowles

The reality is: sometimes you lose. And you're never too good to lose. You're never too big to lose. You're never too smart to lose. It happens. — Beyonce Knowles

I don't like to gamble, but if there's one thing I'm willing to bet on, it's myself. — Beyonce Knowles

I lost most of my weight from breastfeeding and I encourage women to do it; It's just so good for the baby and good for yourself. — Beyonce Knowles

You know, equality is a myth, and for some reason, everyone accepts the fact that women don't make as much money as men do. I don't understand that. Why do we have to take a backseat? — Beyonce Knowles

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 felt like it was time to set up my future, so I set a goal. My goal was independence. — Beyonce Knowles

I was thinkin if I cheated on my fears, broke up with my doubts, got engaged to my faith. I can marry my dreams. — Beyonce Knowles

I always treat myself to one meal on Sundays when I can have whatever I want. Usually it's pizza, which is my favorite indulgence. — Beyonce Knowles

A woman is most beautiful when she smiles. — Beyonce Knowles

Embrace your past, but live for now — Beyonce Knowles

Tattoo your name across my heart, so it will remain / not even death could make us part / what kind is it / It could be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare / either way I don't want to wake up from you. — Beyonce Knowles

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

It was great for that to be my first movie with such a wonderful cast, and such a huge movie. And now I get to do The Fighting Temptations, which is coming out soon-it wasn't much of a character, it was more of a real person, so I got to show more of my acting range. — Beyonce Knowles

I don't feel like I have to please anyone. I feel free. I feel like I'm an adult. I'm grown. I can do what I want. I can say what I want. I can retire if I want. That's why I've worked hard. — Beyonce Knowles

Take all the rules away. How can we live if we don't change? — Beyonce Knowles

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