“Love is something that never goes out of style”
“My parents taught my sister and me the importance of giving back and making a difference in another person’s life.”
“You have to have something that is forever, something that is invisible.”
“Beauty fades. Your spirit is forever.”
“The more you mature, you realize that this imperfections make your more beautiful.”
“I fell in love with music by listening to R&B, & it’s the core of who I am.”
“We all have our purpose, we all have our strengths”
“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.”
“Women have to take the time to focus on our mental health — take time for self, for the spiritual, without feeling guilty or selfish.”
“We all have special numbers in our lives, and 4 is that for me. It’s the day I was born. My mother’s birthday, and a lot of my friends’ birthdays, are on the fourth; April 4 is my wedding date.”
“Take all the rules away. How can we live if we don’t change?”
“A true diva is graceful, and talented, and strong, and fearless and brave and someone with humility.”
“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”
“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.”
“It is the most powerful creation to have life growing inside of you. There is no bigger gift.”
“Beauty fades. Your spirit is forever.”
“I get nervous when I don’t get nervous.”
“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.”
“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”
“If everything was perfect, you would never learn and you would never grow”
“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.”
“God has a plan and God is in control of everything”
“A woman is most beautiful when she smiles.”
“If you are with the right person, it brings out the best version of you.”
“If everything was perfect you would never learn and you would never grow.”
“Power is not given to you. You have to take it.”
“We all have our imperfections. But I’m human, and you know, it’s important to concentrate on other qualities besides outer beauty.”
“I have so much admiration for women who are mothers, who balance family and work.”
“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”
“Me, myself and I. That’s all I got in the end.”
“I mean, I feel like you get more bees with honey. But that doesn’t mean I don’t get frustrated in my life.”
“Thank God I found the GOOD in goodbye”
“One of the things that kept me out of trouble was doing something creative – creativity can’t be judged.”
“The most alluring thing a woman can have is confidence.”
“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.”
“Happiness comes from you. No one else can make you happy. You make you happy.”
“I’m over being a pop star. I don’t wanna be a hot girl. I wanna be iconic.”
“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!”
“Spread positivity; don’t matter how big, or how small.”
“A woman is most beautiful when she smiles. Other than that, the most valuable tip I’ve learned is always use a skin moisturiser!”
“I am very protective. I just want to make sure that she can have a healthy, safe, normal life…in the back of my mind, she’s my priority. And life is completely different now. I feel really, really just lucky that I can still do what I love, and now have a way bigger meaning. And that’s to be her mother.”
“Don’t try to lessen yourself for the world; let the world catch up to you.”
“I use the negativity to fuel the transformation into a better me”
“We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.”
“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.”
“When you’re famous, no one looks at you as a human anymore. You become the property of the public.”
“I’m a human being and I fall in love and sometimes I don’t have control of every situation.”
“I feel like you get more bees with honey. But that doesn’t mean I don’t get frustrated in my life. My way of dealing with frustration is to shut down and to think and speak logically.”
“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?”
“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.”
“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”
“Do what you were born to do. You have to trust yourself.”
“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.”
“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?”
“We all have our imperfections. But I’m human, and you know, it’s important to concentrate on other qualities besides outer beauty.”
“With a lot of success comes a lot of negativity.”
“If you work hard, whatever you want, it will come to you. I know that’s easier said than done, but keep trying.”
“I want to be a legend, like Celine Dion.”
“Independnce comes from you knowing who you are and you being happy with yourself.
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“The more successful I become, the more I need a man.”
“Whenever I’m confused about something, I ask God to reveal the answers to my questions, and he does.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Love is so blind, it feels right when it’s wrong.”
“Everyday we see your heart and character, inspiring all of us to give more of ourselves.’You are the leader to take us from where we are to where we need to be.”
“We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.”
“A true diva is graceful, and talented, and strong, and fearless and brave and someone with humility.”
“Power means happiness; power means hard work and sacrifice.”
“I love musicals and I’m happy they are coming back because I’d love to do more.”
“I’m a good person and I don’t think I’ll be left on my own. I don’t know when I’ll meet a man – I think I’m rushing it. But I am tired of working and not having someone.”
“I feel like my body is borrowed and this life is very temporary.”
“What goes around comes back around.”
“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.”
“Your self-worth is determined by you. You don’t have to depend on someone telling you who you are.”
“I have learned that it is no one elses job to take care of me but me.”
“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.”
“Imperfections make you more beautiful.”
“We have to teach our girls that they can reach as high as humanly possible.”
“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.”
“You can’t appreciate the good times without the bad ones.”
“I was thinkin if I cheated on my fears, broke up with my doubts, got engaged to my faith. I can marry my dreams.”