68 Powerful Beyoncé Quotes About Life, Love And Success

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, or better just known as Beyoncé, is one of the most famous names in the entire music and entertainment industry, so there are plenty of famous Beyonce quotes.

The world-famous pop star has been known to produce some of the best songs in existence, with her song 'Dangerously In Love' being her best selling song ever, with 11 million copies sold worldwide! And as of 2020, her net worth is a whopping $400 million!

She rose to fame as the front woman of the band Destiny's Child. Her fame soared after she made her debut as a solo artist and went on to smash records.

Her third album, 'I am… Sasha Fierce' (2008) won a record-setting six Grammy awards in the year 2010. With 100 million records sold worldwide, she holds over 22 Grammy Awards and 24 MTV Video Music Awards for her music videos!

She was also named the Top Radio Songs Artist and Top Female Artist of the 2000s by Billboard. Here you'll find plenty of Beyonce quotes, plus Beyoncé and Jay Z quotes.

Later in her life, she married rapper Jay-Z, and the couple had three children together, Rumi Carter, Ivy Blue Carter, and Sir Carter. She founded Parkwood Entertainment, a management and entertainment company. Here are some great Beyoncé quotes for you to get to know her well!

For more quotes, check out [Adele quotes] and Whitney Houston quotes.
 

Famous Beyoncé Quotes

Beyoncé quotes that are well known around the industry!

1. "I embrace mistakes. They make you who you are."

— Beyoncé.

2. "A true diva is graceful and talented, and strong, and fearless and brave and someone with humility."

— Beyoncé.

3. "If you are with the right person, it brings out the best version of you."

— Beyoncé.

4. "We are all the same and we all want the same things: the right to be happy, to be just who we want to be, and to love who we want to love."

— Beyoncé.

5. "Independence comes from you knowing who you are and you being happy with yourself."

— Beyoncé.

6. "I get nervous when I don't get nervous. If I'm nervous I know I'm going to have a good show".

— Beyoncé.

7. "God has a plan and God is in control of everything."

— Beyoncé.

8. "I wanted to sell a million records, and I sold a million records. I wanted to go platinum, and I went platinum. I've been working nonstop since I was 15. I don't even know how to chill out."

— Beyoncé.

9. "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.

10. "My daughter introduced me to myself."

— Beyoncé.

11. "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.

12. "If I hadn't gone through some of the painful things in my life, I would not be me."

— Beyoncé.

13. "If I weren't performing, I'd be a beauty editor or a therapist. I love creativity, but I also love to help others. My mother was a hairstylist, and they listen to everyone's problems – like a beauty therapist!"

— Beyoncé.

Beyoncé Fierce Quotes

Quotes from Beyoncé about her ambitions and about how power means hard work, it's important to concentrate on other qualities that you have.

14. "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.

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

— Beyoncé.

16. "I don't like to gamble, but if there's one thing I'm willing to bet on, it's myself."

— Beyoncé.

17. "We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead."

— Beyoncé.

18. "Why do you have to choose what type of woman you are? Why do you have to label yourself anything?"

— Beyonce.

19. "I only allow myself one day to feel sorry for myself. 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.

20. "I think I've realized that business and being polite [don't] match. You can be fair, but me being polite was not me being fair to myself."

— Beyoncé.

21. "You can't put your finger on who I am. I can't put my finger on who I am."

— Beyoncé.

22. "One of the things that kept me out of trouble was doing something creative - creativity can't be judged."

— Beyoncé.

23. "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."

— Beyoncé.

24. "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.

25. "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.

Beyoncé Quotes About Life

Some stories in the form of quotes focus on her personal life and tips on how to be healthy and take care of yourself.

26. "You know, equality is a myth, and for some reason, everyone accepts the fact that women don't make as much money as men do. I don't understand that. Why do we have to take a backseat?"

— Beyoncé.

27. "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.

28. "If you work hard, whatever you want, it will come to you. I know that's easier said than done, but keep trying."

— Beyoncé.

29. "If everything was perfect, you would never learn and you would never grow."

— Beyoncé.

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

— Beyoncé.

31. "Don't try to lessen yourself for the world; let the world catch up to you."

— Beyoncé.

32. "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.

33. "Do what you were born to do. You just have to trust yourself."

— 'Beyoncé.

34. "You can't appreciate the good times without the bad ones."

— Beyoncé.

35. "If you work hard, whatever you want, it will come to you. I know that's easier said than done, but keep trying."

— Beyoncé.

36. "Whenever I'm confused about something, I ask God to reveal the answers to my questions, and he does."

— Beyoncé.

37. "Embrace your past, but live for now."

— Beyoncé.

38. "Spread positivity; don't matter how big, or how small."

— Beyoncé.

39. "If I hadn't gone through some of the painful experiences in my life, I would not be me."

— Beyoncé.

Empowering Quotes By Beyoncé

These Beyoncé quotes show how far hard work and sacrifice can take you.

40. "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.

41. "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."

— Beyoncé.

42. "Your self-worth is determined by you. You don't have to depend on someone telling you who you are."

— Beyoncé.

43. "The most alluring thing a woman can have is confidence."

— Beyoncé.

44. "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.

45. "Power's not given to you. You have to take it."

— Beyoncé.

46. "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.

47. "A woman is most beautiful when she smiles."

— Beyoncé.

48. "The more you mature, you realize that these imperfections make you more beautiful."

— Beyoncé.

49. "Men and women balance each other out, and we have to get to a point where we are comfortable with appreciating each other."

— 'Beyoncé.

50. "I'm over being a pop star. I don't wanna be a hot girl. I wanna be iconic."

— 'Beyoncé.

51. "I felt like it was time to set up my future, so I set a goal. My goal was independence."

— Beyoncé.

52. "My message behind 'Beyoncé' was finding the beauty in imperfection."

— Beyoncé.

53. "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.

Beyoncé Song Quotes

Beyonce song quotes that can help you focus!

54. "Who runs the world? Girls."

— 'Run The World'.

55. "Thank God I found the good in goodbye."

— 'Best Thing I Never Had'.

56. "What goes around comes back around."

— 'Best Thing I Never Had'.

57. "Take all the rules away. How can we live if we don't change?"

— 'Satellites'.

58. "There's ups and downs in this love. Got a lot to learn in this love. Through the good and the bad, still got love."

— 'Countdown'.

59. "Six-inch heels, she walked in the club like nobody's business. Goddamn, she murdered everybody and I was her witness."

— '6 inch'.

60. "I'm bigger than life. My name in the lights, I'm the number one check. I don't need no hype."

— 'Bow Down/I Been On'.

61. "You don't deserve my tears, I guess that's why they ain't there."

— 'Best Thing I Never Had'.

62. "The truth of the matter is that replacing you is so easy."

— 'Irreplaceable'.

63. "Nine times out of 10, I'm in my feelings. 10 times out of nine, I'm only human."

— 'Love Drought'.

64. "I wake up looking this good and I wouldn't change it if I could."

— 'Flawless'.

65. "I sneezed on the beat and the beat got sicker."

— 'Yonce/Partition'.

66. "I can talk like this cuz I can back it up."

— 'Ego'.

67. "You're the only one I wish I could forget

The only one I love to not forgive

And though you break my heart,

You're the only one."

— 'Broken-Hearted Girl'.

68. "Pretty hurts, we shine the light on whatever's worst

We try to fix something but you can't fix what you can't see

It's the soul that needs the surgery."

— 'Pretty Hurts'.

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