Beyonce Knowles

If you've been doing all you can and it's not happening for you, go out and have you a good old time. Put on your sexy dress and move on.

Tina Turner is someone that I admire, because she made her strength feminine and sexy.

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.

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.

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

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

My mom is one of those people that you feel honored to meet. And no matter who you are, you fall in love with her because she is spiritual, she's inspiring, she's strong, she's funny, she's creative, she's talented... she's everything that I want to be.

I truly believe that women should be financially independent from their men. And let's face it, money gives men the power to run the show. It gives men the power to define value. They define what's sexy. And men define what's feminine. It's ridiculous.

I feel like you get more bees with honey. But that doesn't mean I don't get frustrated in my life. My way of dealing with frustration is to shut down and to think and speak logically.

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

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.

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.

I would want them to really think about how amazing they are and how lucky they are to be a woman. And how powerful they are. And I'd tell them to love every day of it because it's the biggest miracle and a woman that's able to give birth is the most important, lucky, fortunate woman in the world.

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

A true diva is graceful, and talented, and strong, and fearless and brave and someone with humility.

We have to teach our boys the rules of equality and respect, so that as they grow up gender equality becomes a natural way of life. And we have to teach our girls that they can reach as high as humanly possible.

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

I think people have an idea in their heads about entertainers[and] celebrities. I think they feel like their lives are so perfect, and it's really hard to go through painful experiences when you are in the public eye because it's hard to have closure.

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 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.

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