Top 160 Beyoncé Knowles Quotes (2024 Update)
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101. “You’re everything I thought you never were and nothing like I thought you could’ve been.”

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102. “The more successful I become, the more I need a man.”

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103. “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.”

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104. “I grew up upper-class. Private school. My dad had a Jaguar. 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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105. “Thank God for my computer. Sometimes when there is no one to talk to, I talk aloud so that I can get all my thoughts out and try to figure out the issues that I’m having and try, I’m trying to find the answers.”

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106. “I’m a workaholic and I don’t believe in ‘no.’ If I’m not sleeping, nobody’s sleeping.”

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107. “Love is something that never goes out of style. It’s something everybody experiences, and if they are not in love, people usually want to feel that.”

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108. “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?”

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109. “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.”

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110. “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.”

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111. “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?”

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112. “Destiny’s Child will always be No.1 on my list.”

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113. “Have your own life before you become somebody’s wife.”

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114. “Everyday we see your heart and character, inspiring all of us to give more of ourselves.’You are the leader to take us from where we are to where we need to be.”

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115. “If I weren’t performing, I’d be a beauty editor or a therapist. I love creativity, but I also love to help others. My mother was a hairstylist, and they listen to everyone’s problems – like a beauty therapist!”

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116. “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.”

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

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118. “I felt like God was giving me a chance to assist in a miracle. There is something so relieving about life taking over you like that. You’re playing a part in a much bigger show. And that’s what life is. It’s the greatest show on earth.”

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119. “Diana Ross is a big inspiration to all of us. We all grew up watching everything about her – her mike placement, her grace, her style and her class.”

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120. “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.”

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121. “I know I’m stronger in the songs than I really am. Sometimes I need to hear it myself. We all need to hear those empowering songs to remind us.”

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122. “I think music is something that can, and should, be used to get you into different things because eventually what goes up must come down – we’re not going to be the Number One group in the world forever – so you have to have something else to fall back on.”

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

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124. “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.”

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125. “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.”

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126. “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.”

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127. “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.”

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128. “If he invited you out, he’s got to pay.”

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

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130. “You can’t put your finger on who I am. I can’t put my finger on who I am.”

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131. “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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132. “You know what, I’m very attracted to someone who makes me laugh and is that charming. Really, I could be charmed by anyone. I’m just a sucker for somebody that is charming.”

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133. “I’m a human being and I fall in love and sometimes I don’t have control of every situation.”

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134. “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.”

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135. “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.”

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136. “Just because you become a mother, it doesn’t mean you lose who you are.”

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137. “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.”

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

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139. “There’s ups and downs in this love. Got a lot to learn in this love. Through the good and the bad, still got love.”

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140. “This is such a pivotal moment in my life! I’m transitioning as a woman, and I’m finally able to express myself as I am.”

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141. “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.”

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142. “I don’t use backing tapes when I am singing and dancing on stage. I can do cartwheels and sing.”

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143. “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.”

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144. “My message behind this album was finding the beauty in imperfection.”

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145. “I don’t really like to call myself a brand, and I don’t like to think of myself as a brand. I’m a singer, a songwriter, a musician and a performer. And an actress, and all the other things that I do. When you add it all together, some might call it a brand, but that’s not my focus.”

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146. “To me it’s sexier when it doesn’t look like you go to the gym. I feel best when I’m not really thin and not really heavy – when I’m still curvy.”

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147. “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.”

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148. “Actually I am having so much fun, it has been the most fun time now that it has been announced and I don’t have to, you know, it was really difficult to conceal, but now that I can be proud and excited about it I’m having so much fun shopping – it’s great.”

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149. “I always try to be myself. Ever since I was an introverted kid, I’d get on stage and be able to break out of my shell.”

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150. “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.”

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