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" Beyonce, Solange, and my adopted daughter, Kelly Rowland, and I have always bonded over fashion. "
Tina Knowles
Daughter
Adopted
Always
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" You can find love at any age. You just have to go for it. "
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" 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. "
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" I'm always ready for more grandbabies. "
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" 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. "
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" Everything in my life happened for a reason. Even when I thought they were the worst things in the world, they turned out to be the best things in the world. "
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" I am very fortunate that I have such close relationships with both of my daughters. "
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" Louisiana is a special place in my family's history, and we are committed as a family to never forget the city and the people of Baton Rouge. "
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" As a teenager, my brother's girlfriend came into my life, and I just thought she was the bomb. I followed her around, and she could just say anything, and it would influence me. She took me to my first nice restaurant, bought me my first nice handbag, and took me to my first Alvin Ailey show when I was 14, which changed my life. "
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" I'm the makeover queen. I love to do makeovers on people. "
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" 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. "
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" I think that everybody, at one time or another, has been betrayed and lied to, and it's about the pain, and it's about the healing process, and it's about how do you get past that and move on. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" In high school, I had a singing group, and I designed the outfits and made my friends' prom dresses. "
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" You can dress sexy without going too far. "
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" I was from this small town, and my parents were poor. "
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" 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. "
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" When we say, 'We are starving,' we have to remember that there are people who are literally starving. If everyone fed one person, one meal, we could make a huge difference. "
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" I'd like to reinforce that fact that if you put out positive stuff that that's what you get back. "
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" We can still be sexy and vibrant, fashionable, classy, and fly until the day we die! "
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" There was a time when I doubted if I would find love again. But I was determined to be happy. "
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" 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. "
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" I don't understand women who don't love women. I love women. I just think they are magnificent creatures. "
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" I loved Diahann Caroll growing up. I love a sophisticated, classy woman. "
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" We pray before everything - videos, onstage, TV shows. I think that has a lot to do with being successful. "
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