Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" Being in the music business, if we couldn't pull the fashions from designers and if designers couldn't use artists to show off their fashions, where would we be? "

Related Quotes:

" There's a misconception that you have to match your shoes and your bag. It can be so cool to add a patterned or off-color heel. "

Tina Knowles

Cool

Shoes

Match

" I loved Diahann Caroll growing up. I love a sophisticated, classy woman. "

" If you're easily overwhelmed when you shop, remember that store employees know what's in stock, and they love to give fashion advice. Working with one is like having your own stylist. "

" In high school, I had a singing group, and I designed the outfits and made my friends' prom dresses. "

" Hair color is just an expression of something different that you want to have, or something creative. "

" When I owned a hair salon back in Houston, I did a lot of makeovers. Women would come in for a new hairstyle and go out with a whole new look. I know what looks good on a woman. "

" My ex-husband is my family. "

Tina Knowles

Family

" Shoes can change an outfit. "

" If you're going through something, just know that you're gonna come out on the other side. You're going through it - you're not stuck there forever. "

" I think, when you value yourself and respect yourself, everything else just falls into place. "

" If you want to go high-end, that's great, but my dream has always been to make fashion affordable enough so you're not limited by your budget. "

" My 'Book of Prayer' is the most important thing I carry. If I'm tense about something or need to pray for protection for my kids, it always helps. "

" When I went through my divorce, I decided that I was going to pray this time for someone. Then, God sent me someone. I prayed for the specific qualities I wanted in a man, and I wasn't going to settle for anything less. "

" I decided I would never let anyone decide who I was. "

" Sometimes people hear that you help somebody or you said something that really resonated with them that they really needed to hear. Sometimes people get motivated to go and do stuff. That makes me feel really good because I feel like I'm affecting people in a good way. "

" You want kids to dream big. "

" You want to have a relationship with a man, but, at the end of the day, you have to have some good ole girlfriends. When you are at your lowest, they are going to be there. "

" The whole thing about dating was the scariest thing in the world. And I would tell my friends, 'I'm never going to find anyone. Where am I going to find someone? By now, I'm 59 years old. Where do you meet men?' It was really funny. So I just focused on myself. "

" When I look at me, I think I'm a good catch. Why wouldn't somebody like me for me? I'm a pleasant person. I'm an intelligent person. I'm a good person. I'm not bad looking. Why wouldn't I be able to get somebody to like me? "

" I enjoyed a close relationship with my mother, who set a wonderful example. As such, I have always tried to be as open and honest as possible with the girls growing up. I let them know they could always come to me with anything - and I would be there to support them. "

Tina Knowles

Support

Mother

" I believe in the power of great clothing. It can evoke confidence, beauty, and a sense of glamour. "

" I never asked my children to do something I didn't show them that I could also do. "

" When I talk to people, I always try to figure out what their talents are, what is wonderful about the person. You do the same with kids. "

" We pray before everything - videos, onstage, TV shows. I think that has a lot to do with being successful. "

Tina Knowles

Think

Pray

" My mother was a very amazing woman. She was a very strong, remarkable woman. "

" Beyonce knows what looks good on her and what doesn't. She likes fitted dresses. They flatter her curvy figure. Baggy tops don't work. But for everyday wear, she really prefers jeans and a fitted jacket. "

" When my kids were young, we used to go to a place called The Shrine of the Black Madonna in Houston. It was an African-American bookstore where they sold paintings, but they also had a room that was an all-purpose center. If you wanted to have a dance recital or anything that was related to the community activities, you could have it there. "

" People always accuse us of being overprotective with Beyonce. But I was the mother saying, 'You gonna go hang out? You gonna go to this party?' She was always just so durn easy, so durn mature. "

" When I mentor girls, I'll go around the room and ask them what they want to be or do. I've heard so many kids say, 'I don't want to be anything,' which is really shocking, but it's because no one has sat down and asked them. "

" Haters gonna be haters, and there's nothing we can do about that. "