Beyonce

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.

Beyonce

I don’t flaunt my money. I like to stay at nice hotels but I’m not a flashy chick. I haven’t got much jewellery or anything.

Beyonce

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.

Beyonce

I feel more beautiful than I’ve ever felt because I’ve given birth. I have never felt so connected, never felt like I had such a purpose on this earth. The best thing about having a daughter is having a true legacy. The word love means something completely different now.

Beyonce

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.’

Beyonce

I have so much admiration for women who are mothers, who balance family and work.

Beyonce

I have so much admiration for women who are mothers, who balance family and work. I see them and I have this word in my head – respect. I also look to learn. I see these women and I think, ‘Yes, it can be balanced, it can all work out.’

Beyonce

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.

Beyonce

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

Beyonce

I just try to write songs that people are going to have a dialogue about.

Beyonce