Quotes from Beyonce Knowles

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

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.

One of the reasons I connect to the Super Bowl is that I approach my shows like an athlete.

I'm over being a pop star. I don't wanna be a hot girl. I wanna be iconic. And I feel like I've accomplished a lot. I feel like I'm highly respected, which is more important than any award or any amount of records. And I feel like there comes a point when being a pop star is not enough.

When you're a pop star, it's a little conservative; you always have to stay in a box. You have fans that are five and fans that are 65; there are so many people wanting so many things.

I'm a people pleaser. I hold a lot of things in. I'm always making sure everybody is okay. I usually don't rage; I usually don't curse.

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

I'm a good person and I don't think I'll be left on my own. I don't know when I'll meet a man - I think I'm rushing it. But I am tired of working and not having someone.

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?

You definitely feed off the people around you, and your man is one of the people you talk to the most. So you kind of help each other and keep each other strong. It's important.

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.

I wanted to be famous for my music and my talent, and I always wished I could cut it out when I left the stage.

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

God has a plan and God is in control of everything

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

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.

Happiness comes from you. No one else can make you happy. You make you happy.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.