Beyonce Knowles

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

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. ”

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. ”

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. ”

There's my personal life, my sensitive side, and then me as a performer, sexy and energised and fun. ”

There are a lot of things I never did, because I believe in watching those true Hollywood stories and I see how easy it is to lose track of your life. ”

For me, it's about the way I carry myself and the way I treat other people. My relationship and how I feel about God and what He does for me, is something deeply personal. It's where I came from, my family, I was brought up in a religious household and that's very important to me. ”

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

My fans kept asking where they could get clothes like Destiny's Child's, so it was only natural for us to do a clothing line. ”

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