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" 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. "

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" When you love and accept yourself, when you know who really cares about you, and when you learn from your mistakes, then you stop caring about what people who don't know you think. "

Beyonce Knowles

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" Playing Etta James in the movie 'Cadillac Records' really changed me. It was a darker character, and I realized that if anything is too comfortable, I want to run from it. It's no fun being safe. "

" I grew up upper-class. Private school. My dad had a Jaguar. We're African-American, and we work together as a family, so people assume we're like the Jacksons. But I didn't have parents using me to get out of a bad situation. "

" I'm a human being and I fall in love and sometimes I don't have control of every situation. "

" I think music is something that can, and should, be used to get you into different things because eventually what goes up must come down - we're not going to be the number one group in the world forever - so you have to have something else to fall back on. "

" 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. "

" I love a pair of sexy heels with jeans, a nice jacket, or a little dress. "

" My focus is my art, and that's what I love to do. I have to be really passionate in order to do something. I've turned down many things that I just didn't believe in. "

" 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 discovered after going to music festivals that I am a rock fan. I love the guitars, the phrasing, and the abandon of rock fans. "

" For me, it's about the way I carry myself and the way I treat other people. My relationship and how I feel about God and what He does for me, is something deeply personal. It's where I came from, my family, I was brought up in a religious household and that's very important to me. "

" I am really proud that I am one of the artists that has the opportunity to be on magazine covers and to be in the movies. "

" 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're African-American and we work together as a family, so people assume we're like the Jacksons. But I didn't have parents using me to get out of a bad situation. "

" My style offstage is so different from onstage. I love a pair of sexy heels with jeans, a nice jacket, or a little dress. "

" I just hope people don't get sick of us. I'm sick of us and I'm in Destiny's Child. "

" There's my personal life, my sensitive side, and then me as a performer, sexy and energised and fun. "

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

" In my videos, I always want to be a powerful woman. That's my mission. "

" Power means happiness; power means hard work and sacrifice. "

" Diana Ross is a big inspiration to all of us. We all grew up watching everything about her - her mike placement, her grace, her style and her class. "

" 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. "

Beyonce Knowles

Charming

Laugh

" I love my job, but it's more than that: I need it. "

" There are a lot of things I never did, because I believe in watching those true Hollywood stories and I see how easy it is to lose track of your life. "

" I grew up in a very nice house in Houston, went to private school all my life and I've never even been to the 'hood. Not that there's anything wrong with the 'hood. "

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

" I can never be safe; I always try and go against the grain. As soon as I accomplish one thing, I just set a higher goal. That's how I've gotten to where I am. "

" I always treat myself to one meal on Sundays when I can have whatever I want. Usually it's pizza, which is my favorite indulgence. "

" The great thing about McDonald's is that they have a lot of different things on the menu. I love their salads. "

" 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. So for me, it's a great thing to be able to scream and say whatever I want. "