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" I think, when you value yourself and respect yourself, everything else just falls into place. "
Tina Knowles
Think
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" If you hold onto stuff, it holds on to you. It just weighs you down, and it's a waste of energy. Why would I waste my energy on being bitter and hating when I could be using it to go out and do some really good stuff, you know? "
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" I'm a huge fan of Motown. When you saw them on stage, you saw sparkle... you saw attitude. They didn't have on t-shirt and jeans. "
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" Take the time to get your clothes to fit. It makes a difference. "
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" 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. "
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Feel
Good
Help
" In high school, I had a singing group, and I designed the outfits and made my friends' prom dresses. "
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School
Singing
High School
" I grew up with Cher and Motown, beautiful costumes. "
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" I am very fortunate that I have such close relationships with both of my daughters. "
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Close
Daughters
Relationships
" I'm a grandmother, but I don't want to look like a grandmother. I still want to look sexy and sophisticated. "
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Want
Like
Grandmother
" Beyonce was very shy around children, and one of the reasons we put her in dance classes was so she'd have some little kid friends. "
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Kid
Children
Dance
" 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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Mother
People
Saying
" At 58, I knew I had to get a divorce. At that age, it's an almost impossible thing to go through. I had been married 33 years. I had been married for 33 years. I didn't know anything else. "
Tina Knowles
Age
Impossible
Go
" When you get to be a certain age, you want to wear your tops a little longer or pants that are more generous in the back area. "
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Age
You
Want
" My mother, Agnes Dereon Beyince, was a seamstress and designer, and her passion passed down to me. "
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Down
Mother
Passion
" Nothing makes me happier than for a woman to come up to me saying, 'I started exercising, and I lost weight, and I got a new man,' and you know, I get chills thinking about it. It's my purpose; I feel like I found my purpose. "
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Woman
Saying
Thinking
" Everybody has their pain. "
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Everybody
Pain
" I'm the makeover queen. I love to do makeovers on people. "
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I Love
Queen
People
" 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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Family
Place
People
" In the music business, if you're not a fighter, you will get walked all over. "
Tina Knowles
Get
You
Business
" 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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Fashion
Advice
Employees
" You want kids to dream big. "
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Big
Kids
Want
" My mother was a very amazing woman. She was a very strong, remarkable woman. "
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Mother
Woman
Strong
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Work
Very
Private
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Far
Going
Sexy
" 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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Prayer
Always
Book
" Yves Saint Laurent mascara is the best I've ever tried. "
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Ever
Best
Tried
" I was from this small town, and my parents were poor. "
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Small Town
Parents
Town
" Every woman deserves to look fashionable, whether a size 2 or 22. "
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Look
Size
Whether
" I taught my girls to pick up their own suitcases. Pretty is as pretty does. "
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Pick
Up
Own