Quotes from Solange Knowles

Why is it so important for you to give back? I honestly feel like it's our responsibility as citizens of the world to ground ourselves in selflessness and all do our part.

Beyonce has set the tone as an aunt. I've set the tone as a mom.

I actually love my natural hair when it's in a twist out and it's been slept on for five days and revived by the steam of the shower.

When Destiny's Child released their first record, I don't think I even noticed. I was still at school, and I had my own life in Houston.

I'm not sure if it's cause I'm getting old, but my heels have to be 3.5 inch or less, or a chunky heel.

I think that some people get wrapped up in their own egos. They need to see certain album sales and certain monuments.

You just have to know that the more successful you get as an artist, the less of a normal life you have. It's a trade-off.

I remember being really young and having this voice inside that told me to trust my gut. And my gut has been really, really strong in my life. It's pretty vocal and it leads me.

As an artist, everybody has the opportunity to celebrate and speak their truth.

I'm a fan of hip-hop and I love it, I by no means am an expert on it.

Once I had my son, I stopped shopping in stores because it's not an easy process to try on clothes - and I'm not an impulsive buyer. I need to do the dance in front of the mirror, the whole nine yards.

I try to transition my energy into just having fun.

Everyone talks about how, in your 30s, all of these growing pains transition into wisdom and you feel more self-assured and confident, but I think I had a bit of a jump-start on that at 27.

You get educated by traveling.

It's always been my dream to look like Mariah Carey in my photos with a microphone. I don't know how she does it. When she sings, she looks perfect.

Traveling is definitely something that your average 17-year-old doesn't get to do. One week we're in Japan, one week we're in Australia, one week we're back home going to football games.

I have always had tremendous respect for my sister as an artist, as a woman, and now as a mother.

I'm super-sensitive when it comes to my sister. I've been known to snap off a little bit behind her.

I have been writing songs since I was 9 years old, so writing has and always will be my first love and passion.

When you're younger, you get shoved a lot. You don't really have a say-so.

When you take care of yourself, you're a better person for others. When you feel good about yourself, you treat others better.

You're just so excited that you have this record deal or this movie opportunity that you don't stand up for yourself and say, This is what I want to do.

There are a lot of historical lofts in Houston, and it's amazing for me that a lot of them were built in the 1920s. I love the exposed bricks and the very industrial stuff.

I was diagnosed with ADHD twice. I didn't believe the first doctor who told me, and I had a whole theory that ADHD was just something they invented to make you pay for medicine, but then the second doctor told me I had it.