Beyonce Knowles

Perfection is a disease of a nation.

— Beyonce Knowles

I am a woman and when I think, I must speak.

— Beyonce Knowles

Embrace your past, but live for now

— Beyonce Knowles

My daughter introduced me to myself.

— Beyonce Knowles

“Power's not given to you. You have to take it.”

— Beyoncé Knowles

“He better call Becky with the good hair.”

— Beyoncé Knowles

I want to be a legend, like Celine Dion.

— Beyonce Knowles

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

— Beyonce Knowles

Power means happiness; power means hard work and sacrifice.

— Beyonce Knowles

I love musicals and I'm happy they are coming back because I'd love to do more.

— Beyonce Knowles

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

— Beyonce Knowles

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

— Beyonce Knowles

“THE HEART IS THAN YOU THINK,LIKE IT COULD GO THOUGH ANYTHING”

— Beyoncé Knowles

“There are times i hate you cause i cant erase the times you hurt me and put tears on my face”

— Beyoncé Knowles

I'm over being a pop star. I don't wanna be a hot girl. I wanna be iconic.

— Beyonce Knowles

Why do you have to choose what type of woman you are? Why do you have to label yourself anything?

— Beyonce Knowles

I wanted to be famous for my music and my talent, and I always wished I could cut it out when I…

— Beyonce Knowles

We ain't got nothing without love. That's all we'll have when the world is through Cause, baby, we ain't got nothing without…

— Beyonce Knowles

My mother always taught me to be strong and to never be a victim. Never make excuses. Never expect anyone else to…

— Beyonce Knowles

It is so liberating to really know what I want, what truly makes me happy, what I will not tolerate. I have…

— Beyonce Knowles

The best thing is looking back and realizing how good life is. If you don't take the time to think about it…

— Beyonce Knowles

Sometimes we dont reach for the stars, sometimes we are satisfied with what people tell us were supposed to be satisfied with.…

— Beyoncé Knowles

And my husband and I have been together for 10 years, so I guess people felt a part of it and it…

— Beyonce Knowles

Love is something that never goes out of style. It's something everybody experiences, and if they are not in love, people usually…

— Beyonce Knowles

When I was writing the Destiny's Child songs, it was a big thing to be that young and taking control. And the…

— 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…

— Beyonce Knowles

When I'm on the red carpet, I'm prepared for [the attention.] But the worst thing is on planes, when you're asleep and…

— Beyonce Knowles

We have to teach our boys the rules of equality and respect, so that as they grow up gender equality becomes a…

— Beyonce Knowles

Actually I am having so much fun, it has been the most fun time now that it has been announced and I…

— 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…

— Beyonce Knowles

My mom is one of those people that you feel honored to meet. And no matter who you are, you fall in…

— Beyonce Knowles

I think people have an idea in their heads about entertainers[and] celebrities. I think they feel like their lives are so perfect,…

— Beyonce Knowles

The incomparable Michael Jackson has made a bigger impact on music than any other artist in the history of music. He was…

— 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…

— Beyonce Knowles

My mother taught me the principles of hard work, setting my own goals and visualizing my future. From my early days with…

— 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…

— Beyonce Knowles

I wanna leave my footprints on the sands of time Know there was something that, meant something that I left behind When…

— 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…

— 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…

— Beyonce Knowles

We're not exposed to a lot of guys.

— Beyonce Knowles