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> [I actually thought when I met Tina, my former wife, that she was White. Later I found out that she wasn't, and she was actually very much in-tune with her Blackness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathew-knowles/i-actually-thought-when-i-met-tina-my-former-wife-that-she-was-white/)

[Mathew Knowles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathew-knowles/)

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> [When I was growing up, my mother used to say, 'Don't ever bring no nappy-head Black girl to my house.' In the deep South in the '50s, '60s and '70s, the shade of your Blackness was considered important. So I,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathew-knowles/when-i-was-growing-up-my-mother-used-to-say-don-t-ever-bring-no-nappy/)

[Mathew Knowles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathew-knowles/)

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## More by Mathew Knowles

> [I've been an educator all my life pretty much. It's important as a manager and also as a record label, to educate your artists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathew-knowles/i-ve-been-an-educator-all-my-life-pretty-much-it-s-important-as-a/)

[Mathew Knowles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathew-knowles/)

> [My father was a truck driver, made $50 a week. And the reason why I know that so vividly is my Mom used to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathew-knowles/my-father-was-a-truck-driver-made-50-a-week-and-the-reason-why-i-know/)

[Mathew Knowles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathew-knowles/)

> [I was a stage dad. When I was with Earth, Wind and Fire, I was their stage dad - the O'Jays, I was the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathew-knowles/i-was-a-stage-dad-when-i-was-with-earth-wind-and-fire-i-was-their/)

[Mathew Knowles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathew-knowles/)

> [I actually thought when I met Tina, my former wife, that she was White. Later I found out that she wasn't, and she was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathew-knowles/i-actually-thought-when-i-met-tina-my-former-wife-that-she-was-white/)

[Mathew Knowles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathew-knowles/)

> [It's a lot of stress being a manager - a lot of moving parts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathew-knowles/it-s-a-lot-of-stress-being-a-manager-a-lot-of-moving-parts/)

[Mathew Knowles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathew-knowles/)

> [Kids watch their parents, right? And when kids are three, four, five-years-old, that's when they're like a sponge, and who they are is really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathew-knowles/kids-watch-their-parents-right-and-when-kids-are-three-four-five/)

[Mathew Knowles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathew-knowles/)

> [See, my philosophy is had Beyonce or Solange came to me and said Dad, I want to be a doctor. My personality is how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathew-knowles/see-my-philosophy-is-had-beyonce-or-solange-came-to-me-and-said-dad-i/)

[Mathew Knowles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathew-knowles/)

> [I am a co-writer of 'Survivor,' so there's publishing that I'll receive for some of the records.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathew-knowles/i-am-a-co-writer-of-survivor-so-there-s-publishing-that-i-ll-receive/)

[Mathew Knowles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathew-knowles/)

> [The thing with R Kelly was, he liked to record late at night, around midnight. And what was different with his studio was that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathew-knowles/the-thing-with-r-kelly-was-he-liked-to-record-late-at-night-around/)

[Mathew Knowles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathew-knowles/)

> [Only one percent of artists are really profitable and successful. Beyonce is one‑tenth of one percent. When we talk about what she can do,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathew-knowles/only-one-percent-of-artists-are-really-profitable-and-successful/)

[Mathew Knowles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathew-knowles/)

> [It's nobody's business how much I see my daughter or my grandkids, that's something personal that I care not to share.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathew-knowles/it-s-nobody-s-business-how-much-i-see-my-daughter-or-my-grandkids/)

[Mathew Knowles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathew-knowles/)

> [The decision for Beyonce and Music World Entertainment to part was mutual. We did great things together, and I know that she will continue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathew-knowles/the-decision-for-beyonce-and-music-world-entertainment-to-part-was/)

[Mathew Knowles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathew-knowles/)

> [We as label executives, we have to know the limitations of the artists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathew-knowles/we-as-label-executives-we-have-to-know-the-limitations-of-the-artists/)

[Mathew Knowles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathew-knowles/)

> [I think the parenting of Tina and myself combined allowed our kids to really find their passion at an early age.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathew-knowles/i-think-the-parenting-of-tina-and-myself-combined-allowed-our-kids-to/)

[Mathew Knowles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathew-knowles/)

> [I love a spirited debate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathew-knowles/i-love-a-spirited-debate/)

[Mathew Knowles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathew-knowles/)

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