Beyonce Knowles Quotes

I'm a good person and I don't think I'll be left on my own. I don't know when I'll meet a man - I think I'm rushing it. But I am tired of working and not having someone.

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.

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.

I was so shy and when my sister was born I found it hard. I was really strange and kind of too quiet.

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.

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.

I think it's important for women to be around other women and learn from each other.

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

When you're famous, no one looks at you as a human anymore. You become the property of the public.

I don't flaunt my money. I like to stay at nice hotels but I'm not a flashy chick. I haven't got much jewellery or anything.

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?

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.

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.

My daughter introduced me to myself.

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.

Right now, after giving birth, I really understand the power of my body. I just feel my body means something completely different.

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.

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 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.

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

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

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.

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.

We are all the same and we all want the same things: the right to be happy, to be just who we want to be and to love who we want to love.

Elvis is iconic; a lot of performers today look to that for inspiration.

You definitely feed off the people around you, and your man is one of the people you talk to the most. So you kind of help each other and keep each other strong. It's important.

Destiny's Child will always be No.1 on my list.

I'd love to do something dark, something that has nothing to do with music or comedy. Anything, but I'm still learning what I can do.

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

I've had the same car for five years - it's a convertible Jag which I bought with my own money. It's very Austin Powers.

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.

I get nervous when I don't get nervous.

I'll put on a song that I really like and do bicep curls with two kilo weights the whole song.

My parents taught my sister and me the importance of giving back and making a difference in another person's life.

I went to a high school for the performing arts and I lived and breathed music. It kept me focused; it kept me sane.

We're not exposed to a lot of guys.

I have nine Grammy Awards. I wouldn't have that if I couldn't sing.

Honestly...how did I do as a big sister?

I love a pair of sexy heels with jeans, a nice jacket, or a little dress.

I'm always thinking about women, and what we need to hear. It's difficult being a woman. It's so much pressure, and we need that support sometimes and we need that escape sometimes.

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.

I love my job, but it’s more than that: I need it.

We have to teach our girls that they can reach as high as humanly possible.

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.

Acting is easier and smoother than singing - it's less drama.

When I was younger, there were moments where I said, 'I'm not going to have children.' And then moments when I wanted four. And now I definitely want another, but I don't know when.

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

He will change diapers, of course he will. He is going to be a very hands-on father.

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.

In my videos, I always want to be a powerful woman. That's my mission.