85 Beyonce Quotes About Lemonade, Life, and Music

By Norbert Juma

Master quote curator and editor on a mission to inspire

Published April 19, 2023

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Beyoncé Giselle Knowles, more commonly known as Beyoncé, is a singer/performer famous for her phenomenal voice and amazing performances.

She began her career as the lead vocalist of the then renowned R&B group, Destiny’s Child.

Later on, she courageously went solo and has since been a world hit.

In 2008, she married hip-hop recording artist Jay-Z.

They currently have three children: Blue Ivy Carter, born in 2012, and twins Sir Carter and Rumi in 2017.

Aside from having chart-toppers, Beyoncé also appeared in a couple of films, including Dream Girls (2006) and Life is but a Dream (2013).

She has also sung in the Super Bowl twice, as well as performed in sold-out concerts.

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Empowering Beyoncé quotes about success and knowing your worth

1. “I felt like it was time to set up my future, so I set a goal. My goal was independence.” – Beyoncé Knowles

2. “Thank God I found the GOOD in goodbye.” – Beyoncé Knowles

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3. “If everything was perfect, you would never learn and you would never grow.” – Beyoncé Knowles

4. “Your self-worth is determined by you. You don’t have to depend on someone telling you who you are.” – Beyoncé Knowles

5. “Take the time to define yourself and define your value. If you’re having a hard time doing that, ask yourself: What is something I would say to someone I love?” – Beyoncé Knowles

6. “My message behind this album was finding the beauty in imperfection.” – Beyoncé Knowles

7. “Power’s not given to you. You have to take it.” – Beyoncé Knowles

8. “Take all the rules away. How can we live if we don’t change?” – Beyoncé Knowles

9. “The reality is: sometimes you lose. And you’re never too good to lose. You’re never too big to lose. You’re never too smart to lose. It happens.” – Beyoncé Knowles

10. “We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.” – Beyoncé Knowles

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11. “I’m learning how to drown out the constant noise that is such an inseparable part of my life. I don’t have to prove anything to anyone, I only have to follow my heart and concentrate on what I want to say to the world. I run my world.” – Beyoncé Knowles

12. “It’s easy to hear the voices of others and often very difficult to hear your own. Every person you meet is going to want something different from you. The question is: what do you want for yourself?” – Beyoncé Knowles

13. “Do what you were born to do. You have to trust yourself.” – Beyoncé Knowles

14. “Power means happiness; power means hard work and sacrifice.” – Beyoncé Knowles

15. “Everyone’s not good at everything, it’s OK to depend on someone.” – Beyoncé Knowles

16. “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.” – Beyoncé Knowles
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17. “I don’t like to gamble, but if there’s one thing I’m willing to bet on, it’s myself.” – Beyoncé Knowles

18. “The best thing is looking back and realizing how incredible life is. If you don’t take the time to think about or analyze your life you’ll never realize all the dots that are all connected.” – Beyoncé Knowles

19. “When I’m not feeling my best I ask myself, ‘What are you gonna do about it?’ I use the negativity to fuel the transformation into a better me.” – Beyoncé Knowles

20. “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.” – Beyoncé Knowles

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21. “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.” – Beyoncé Knowles

22. “I’m a workaholic and I don’t believe in ‘No’. If I’m not sleeping, nobody’s sleeping.” – Beyoncé Knowles

23. “I remember being in Japan when Destiny’s Child put out ‘Independent Women,’ and women there were saying how proud they were to have their own jobs, their own independent thinking, their own goals. It made me feel so good, and I realized that one of my responsibilities was to inspire women in a deeper way.” – Beyoncé Knowles

24. “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.” – Beyoncé Knowles

25. “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.” – Beyoncé Knowles

26. “I guess I am a modern-day feminist. I do believe in equality. Why do you have to choose what type of woman you are? Why do you have to label yourself anything?” – Beyoncé Knowles

27. “It is so liberating to really know what I want, what truly makes me happy, what I will not tolerate. I have learned that it is no one else’s job to take care of me but me.” – Beyoncé Knowles

28. “Women have to take the time to focus on our mental health — take time for self, for the spiritual, without feeling guilty or selfish.” – Beyoncé Knowles

29. “We all have our imperfections. But I’m human and you know, it’s important to concentrate on other qualities besides outer beauty.” – Beyoncé Knowles

30. “I think it’s healthy for a person to be nervous. It means you care – that you work hard and want to give a great performance. You just have to channel that nervous energy into the show.” – Beyoncé Knowles

31. “Humanity requires both men and women and we are equally important and need one another.” – Beyoncé Knowles

32. “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.” – Beyoncé Knowles

33. “My biggest thing is to teach not to focus on the aesthetic. It’s really about who you are, and the human being, that makes you beautiful.” – Beyoncé Knowles

34. “Be healthy and take care of yourself, but be happy with the beautiful things that make you, you.” – Beyoncé Knowles

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35. “Power is not given to you. You have to take it.” – Beyonce Knowles

36. “To be able to travel the world, especially to places I never thought I’d be… it’s really, you know, still fascinating for me.” – Beyonce Knowles

37. “I embrace mistakes. They make you who you are.” – Beyonce Knowles

38. “One of the reasons I connect to the Super Bowl is that I approach my shows like an athlete.” – Beyonce Knowles

39. “A true diva is graceful, and talented, and strong, and fearless and brave and someone with humility.” – Beyonce Knowles

40. “I wanted to sell a million records, and I sold a million records. I wanted to go platinum; I went platinum. I’ve been working nonstop since I was 15. I don’t even know how to chill out.” – Beyonce Knowles

41. “The most alluring thing a woman can have is confidence.” – Beyonce Knowles

42. “If you don’t take the time to think about and analyze your life, you’ll never realize all the dots that are all connected.” – Beyoncé Knowles

43. “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.” – Beyonce Knowles

44. “I love my job, but it’s more than that: I need it.” – Beyoncé Knowles

45. “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.” – Beyoncé

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46. “Don’t try to lessen yourself for the world; let the world catch up to you.” – Beyonce Knowles

47. “I just try to write songs that people are going to have a dialogue about.” – Beyonce Knowles

48. “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.” – Beyonce Knowles

49. “In my videos, I always want to be a powerful woman. That’s my mission.” – Beyonce Knowles

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50. “We all have our purpose, we all have our strengths.” – Beyonce Knowles

51. “Who I am on stage is very, very different to who I am in real life.” – Beyonce Knowles

52. “Whenever I’m confused about something, I ask God to reveal the answers to my questions, and he does.” – Beyonce Knowles

53. “I don’t feel like I have to please anyone. I feel free. I feel like I’m an adult. I’m grown. I can do what I want. I can say what I want. I can retire if I want. That’s why I’ve worked hard.” – Beyoncé Knowles

54. “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.” – Beyonce Knowles

55. “Be healthy and take care of yourself but be happy with the beautiful things that make you, you.” – Beyoncé

56. “Happiness comes from you. No one else can make you happy. You make you happy.” – Beyonce Knowles

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57. “You can’t appreciate the good times without the bad ones.” – Beyonce Knowles

58. “If you work hard, whatever you want, it will come to you. I know that’s easier said than done, but keep trying.” – Beyonce Knowles

59. “Spread positivity; don’t matter how big, or how small.” – Beyonce Knowles

60. “Embrace your past, but live for now.” – Beyonce Knowles

61. “What goes around comes back around.” – Beyonce Knowles

62. “The more you mature, you realize that these imperfections make you more beautiful.” – Beyonce Knowles

63. “If you are with the right person, it brings out the best version of you.” – Beyonce Knowles

64. “Have your own life before you become somebody’s wife.” – Beyonce Knowles

65. “It is the most powerful creation to have life growing inside of you. There is no bigger gift.” – Beyonce Knowles

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66. “I love my job, but it’s more than that: I need it.” — Beyoncé Knowles

67. “The more successful I become, the more I need a man.” — Beyoncé Knowles

68. “I like to walk around with bare feet and I don’t like to comb my hair.” — Beyoncé Knowles

69. “I get nervous when I don’t get nervous. If I’m nervous I know I’m going to have a good show.” — Beyoncé Knowles

70. “I mean, I feel like you get more bees with honey. But that doesn’t mean I don’t get frustrated in my life.” — Beyoncé Knowles

71. “There’s my personal life, my sensitive side, and then me as a performer, sexy and energized and fun.” — Beyoncé Knowles

72. “My style offstage is so different from onstage. I love a pair of sexy heels with jeans, a nice jacket, or a little dress.” — Beyoncé Knowles

73. “When you really don’t like a guy, they’re all over you, and as soon as you act like you like them, they’re no longer interested.” — Beyoncé Knowles

74. “Any other woman who has to go to work and pick up the kids and make dinner – that’s way harder than what I have to do.” — Beyoncé Knowles

75. “Tina Turner is someone that I admire, because she made her strength feminine and sexy. Marilyn Monroe, because she was a curvy woman. I’m drawn to things that have the same kind of silhouettes as what she wore because our bodies are similar.” — Beyoncé Knowles

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76. “Mental health is self-care too.” — Beyonce Knowles

77. “Never let success go to your head, never let failure get to your heart.” — Beyonce Knowles

78. “You have to have something that is forever, something that is invisible.” — Beyonce Knowles

79. “If I hadn’t gone through some of the painful experiences in my life, I would not be me.” — Beyonce Knowles

80. “My mother always taught me to be strong and to never be a victim. Never make excuses. Never expect anyone else to provide for me things I know I can provide for myself.” — Beyoncé Knowles

81. “Men and women balance each other out and we have to get to a point where we are comfortable with appreciating each other.” — Beyoncé Knowles

82. “Independence comes from you knowing who you are and you being happy with yourself.” — Beyoncé Knowles

83. “One of the things that kept me out of trouble was doing something creative – creativity can’t be judged.” — Beyoncé

84. “I have paid my dues and followed every rule for decades, so now I can break the rules that need to be broken. My wish for the future is to continue to do everything everyone thinks I can’t do.” — Beyoncé Knowles

85. “It’s all about attitude and feeling good about yourself and not looking like everybody on TV. You do not have to be small; you can have some junk in your trunk.” — Beyoncé Knowles

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