Top 43 Beyonce Quotes

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Beyonce is one of the most iconic singers of our time. With that in mind, check out the top 43 Beyonce quotes.

#43 – 40. Beyonce Quotes

43. I embrace mistakes. They make you who you are.

42. Take all the rules away. How can we live if we don’t change?

41. We all have our imperfections. But I’m human, and you know, it’s important to concentrate on other qualities besides outer beauty.

40. 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.

#39 – 30. Beyonce Quotes

39. 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.

38. 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?

37. 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.

36. Humanity requires both men and women and we are equally important and need one another.

35. 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?

34. 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?

33. The most alluring thing a woman can have is confidence.

32. 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.

31. 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.

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

#29 – 20. Beyonce Quotes

29. Whenever I’m confused about something, I ask God to reveal the answers to my questions, and he does.

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

27. Thank God I found the GOOD in goodbye.

26. 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.

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.

24. 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.

23. Power’s not given to you. You have to take it.

22. 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.

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

20. We all have our imperfections. But I’m human and you know, it’s important to concentrate on other qualities besides outer beauty.

#19 – 10. Beyonce Quotes

19. 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.

18. Everyone’s not good at everything, it’s OK to depend on someone.

17. We all have our purpose, we all have our strengths.

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

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

14. Most empowering Beyoncé quotes: We havw to teach our girls that they can reach as high as is humanly possible

13. My message behind this album was finding the beauty in imperfection.

12. Do what you were born to do. You have to trust yourself.

11. 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.

10. Be healthy and take care of yourself, but be happy with the beautiful things that make you, you.

#9 – 1. Beyonce Quotes

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

8. 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.

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

6. 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.

5. Women have to take the time to focus on our mental health — take time for self, for the spiritual, without feeling guilty or selfish.

4. 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.

3. I’m a workaholic and I don’t believe in ‘No’. If I’m not sleeping, nobody’s sleeping.

2. 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.

1. 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.

Ideas for the top 43 Beyonce quotes come from the following sources.^[1]Everyday Power – Beyonce Quote About Lemonade, Life, and Music^[2]goalcast – Top 18 Most Empowering Beyoncé Quote^[3]Wealthy Gorilla – 20 Motivational Beyonce Quote About Life