Beyoncé Knowles-Carter

“Power is not given to you. You have to take it.”

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

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

“The most alluring thing a woman can have is confidence.”

“I'm not bossy, I'm the boss.”

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

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

“I embrace mistakes. They make you who you are.”

“I'm a workaholic and I don't believe in 'no.' If I'm not sleeping, nobody's sleeping.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Who run the world? Girls.”

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

“Do what you were born to do. You just have to trust yourself.”

“I am a woman and when I think, I must speak.”

“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 connected.”