Best quotes by Beyonce Knowles

There's definitely a dangerous feeling when you're in love-it's giving your heart to someone else and knowing that they have control over your feelings. I know for me, who always tries to be so tough, that's the dangerous thing.

It is so liberating to really know what I want, what truly makes me happy, what I will not tolerate. I have learned that it is no one else's job to take care of me but me.

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.

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

The great thing about McDonald's is that they have a lot of different things on the menu. I love their salads.

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

I like to walk around with bare feet and I don't like to comb my hair.

You have to have something that is forever, something that is invisible.

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.

It is the most powerful creation to have life growing inside of you. There is no bigger gift.

A woman is most beautiful when she smiles. Other than that, the most valuable tip I've learned is always use a skin moisturiser!

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Most women don't want to take the time to figure out their style. It's okay to experiment a little bit, but don't get too far from what looks good on you.

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

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

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

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!

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

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

With a lot of success comes a lot of negativity.

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

You can't put your finger on who I am. I can't put my finger on who I am.

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.

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

If I hadn't gone through some of the painful experiences in my life, I would not be me.

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.

One of the things that kept me out of trouble was doing something creative - creativity can't be judged.

Men and women balance each other out, and we have to get to a point where we are comfortable with appreciating each other.

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

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

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.

Who runs the world? Girls.

We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.

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

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

Everyone's not good at everything, it's ok to depend on someone.

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.

Love is something that never goes out of style.

I am not bossy, I am the boss.

My mother taught me the principles of hard work, setting my own goals and visualizing my future. From my early days with Destiny's Child, I understood I had to be focused and dedicated if I wanted true success. We were taught we needed a plan and the discipline to execute that plan to the fullest. I strongly believe if you work hard, whatever you want, it will come to you. I know that's easier said than done but keep trying.

I think it's healthy for a person to be nervous. It means you care.

I have learned that it is no one else’s job to take care of me but me.

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

Thank God I found the GOOD in goodbye

When you love and accept yourself, when you know who really cares about you, and when you learn from your mistakes, then you stop caring about what people who don't know you think.

If you are with the right person, it brings out the best version of you.

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

I embrace mistakes, they make you who you are.

What goes around comes back around.

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?

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.

The most alluring thing a woman can have is confidence.

Embrace your past, but live for now.

A woman is most beautiful when she smiles.

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

God has a plan and God is in control of everything

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 love.

Power is not given to you. You have to take it.

My mother always taught me to be strong and to never be a victim. Never make excuses. Never expect anyone else to provide for me things I know I can provide for myself.

Spread positivity; don't matter how big, or how small.

Whenever I feel bad, I use that feeling to motivate me to work harder. I only allow myself one day to feel sorry for myself. When I'm not feeling my best I ask myself, 'What are you gonna do about it?' I use the negativity to fuel the transformation into a better me.

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

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

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

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

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?

Beauty fades. Your spirit is forever.

Imperfections make you more beautiful.

Your self-worth is determined by you. You don't have to depend on someone to tell you who you are.

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

If everything was perfect you would never learn and you would never grow.