Beyoncé: "I am completely critical, and very, very particular, and no one can see what I see in my mind."

Beyoncé: “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.”

Beyoncé: "As a woman, if you are too opinionated, too strong-willed, too anything, you are disregarded."

Beyoncé: "To me, power is making things happen without asking for permission. It's affecting the way people perceive themselves and the world around them."

Beyoncé: "I'm a person thats willing to stay up 24 hours to make sure that it's right."

Beyoncé: "My 20s were about building a strong foundation for my career and establishing my legacy. I was focused on commercial success and number ones and being a visionary no matter how many barriers I had to break through."

Beyoncé: "Whenever I'm confused about something, I ask God to reveal the answers to my questions, and he does."

Beyoncé: "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."

Beyoncé: “Power means happiness; power means hard work and sacrifice.”

Beyoncé: “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?”

Beyoncé: "One of the things that kept me out of trouble was doing something creative - creativity can't be judged."

Beyoncé: “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.”

Beyoncé: “I love my job, but it’s more than that: I need it.”

Beyoncé: “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.”

Beyoncé: "In moments of vulnerability, I try to remind myself I’m strong and I’m built for this."

Beyoncé: "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."

Beyoncé: "One of the reasons I connect to the Super Bowl is that I approach my shows like an athlete."

Beyoncé: "If something wasn’t helping me reach my goal, I decided to invest no time in it. I didn’t feel like I had time to 'kiki' or hang out. I sacrificed a lot of things and ran from any possible distraction."

Beyoncé: "It's really about changing the conversation. It's not about perfection. It's about purpose."

Beyoncé: "Our reality can be warped because it’s based on a personalized algorithm. It shows us whatever truths we are searching for, and that’s dangerous. We can create our own false reality when we’re not fed a balance of what’s truly going on in the world. It’s easy to forget that there’s still so much to discover outside of our phones."

Beyoncé: "If everyone sees that I'm tired, then they have reason to be tired, so I always pretend that I'm completely fine."

Beyoncé: "There were certain moments where I was so exhausted, I could barely speak. And I didn't think about anything but videos, and I tried to be as focused as I could, and I tried to just grind it out. And not only did I do it, the whole team did. We were working 18 hour days, went to sleep for 2 or 3 hours, went back on the set. I was so sore."

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

Beyoncé: "Your body tells you everything you need to know, but I’ve had to learn to listen. It’s a process to change habits and look past the bag of chips and the chaos everywhere!"

Beyoncé: "My teenage years were about the grind.

Beyoncé: "I have paid my dues and followed every rule for decades, so now I can break the rules that need to be broken. My wish for the future is to continue to do everything everyone thinks I can’t do."

Beyoncé: "Vision and intention weren’t enough; I had to put in the work. I committed to always being a student and always being open to growth."

Beyoncé: "I was competing in dance and singing competitions at age seven. When I was on the stage, I felt safe. I was often the only Black girl, and it was then that I started to realize I had to dance and sing twice as hard. I had to have stage presence, wit, and charm if I wanted to win. I started taking voice lessons from an opera singer at nine. By 10 I had already recorded at least 50 or 60 songs in the recording studio."

Beyoncé: "I’m no longer shy, but I’m not sure I would dream as big as I dream today if it were not for those awkward years in my head."

Beyoncé: "I always have breakfast, say, scrambled egg whites, a vegetable smoothie, or whole-grain cereal with low-fat milk. For lunch and dinner, I eat a lot of fish and vegetables. And throughout the day, I try to stay hydrated."

Beyoncé: "Being 'number one' was no longer my priority. My true win is creating art and a legacy that will live far beyond me."

Beyoncé: "The first decade of my life was dedicated to dreaming. Because I was an introvert, I didn’t speak very much as a child. I spent a lot of time in my head building my imagination. I am now grateful for those shy years of silence."

Beyoncé: "I always loved to perform. I loved having a microphone in my hand and performing in front of an audience."

Beyoncé: "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."

Beyoncé: "I feel like my body is borrowed and this life is very temporary."

Beyoncé: "I have not always made myself a priority. I’ve personally struggled with insomnia from touring for more than half of my life. Years of wear and tear on my muscles from dancing in heels. The stress on my hair and skin, from sprays and dyes to the heat of a curling iron and wearing heavy makeup while sweating on stage. I’ve picked up many secrets and techniques over the years to look my best for every show. But I know that to give the best of me, I have to take care of myself and listen to my body."

Beyoncé: "I like to walk around with bare feet and I don't like to comb my hair."

Beyoncé: "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."

Beyoncé: "I couldn’t let my family down after all the sacrifices they made for me and the girls. That meant I was the most careful, professional teenager and I grew up fast."

Beyoncé: "Don't try to lessen yourself for the world; let the world catch up to you."

Beyoncé: "I want to continue to work to dismantle systemic imbalances. I want to continue to turn these industries upside down. I plan to create businesses outside of music. I have learned that I have to keep on dreaming."

Beyoncé: "I knew I was given this amazing opportunity and felt like I had one shot. I refused to mess it up, but I had to give up a lot."

Beyoncé: "I had my first vocal injury at 13 from singing in the studio for too many hours. We had just gotten our first record deal, and I was afraid I had developed nodules and destroyed my voice and that my career could be over."

Beyoncé: “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.”

Beyoncé: "Most women don't want to take the time to figure out their style. It's okay to experiment a little bit, but don't get too far from what looks good on you."

Beyoncé: "You can't put your finger on who I am. I can't put my finger on who I am."

Beyoncé: "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."

Beyoncé: "Who I am on stage is very, very different to who I am in real life."

Beyoncé: "I think music is something that can, and should, be used to get you into different things because eventually what goes up must come down - we're not going to be the number one group in the world forever - so you have to have something else to fall back on."

Beyoncé: "I embrace mistakes. They make you who you are."

Beyoncé: "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."

Beyoncé: "Happiness comes from you. No one else can make you happy. You make you happy."

Beyoncé: “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.”

Beyoncé: "I get nervous when I don't get nervous. If I'm nervous I know I'm going to have a good show."

Beyoncé: “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.”

Beyoncé: “Power’s not given to you. You have to take it.”

Beyoncé: "I've grown so much. I'm more picky about what I'll do, and I'm more of a businesswoman. But at the same time, I take care of myself. All I used to do was work. Now I'm comfortable in my own skin and have a good balance."

Beyoncé: “Strong enough to bear the children. Then get back to business.”

Beyoncé: "My mother always taught me to be strong and to never be a victim. Never make excuses. Never expect anyone else to provide for me things I know I can provide for myself."

Beyoncé: "If everything was perfect you would never learn and you would never grow."

Beyoncé: "Throughout my career, I've been intentional about setting boundaries between my stage persona and my personal life. My family and friends often forget the side of me that is the beast in stilettos until they are watching me perform. It can be easy to lose yourself very quickly in this industry."

Beyoncé: “I think the most stressful thing for me is balancing work and life.”

Beyoncé: "I committed to always being a student and always being open to growth. No one in my school knew that I could sing because I barely spoke. My energy went into Destiny's Child and the dream of us getting a record deal and becoming musicians."

Beyoncé: "If I hadn't gone through some of the painful experiences in my life, I would not be me."

Beyoncé: "I think like many women, I have felt the pressure of being the backbone of my family and my company and didn't realize how much that takes a toll on my mental and physical well-being. I have not always made myself a priority. I've personally struggled with insomnia from touring for more than half of my life. Years of wear and tear on my muscles from dancing in heels. The stress on my hair and skin, from sprays and dyes to the heat of a curling iron and wearing heavy makeup while sweating on stage. I've picked up many secrets and techniques over the years to look my best for every show. But I know that to give the best of me, I have to take care of myself and listen to my body."

Beyoncé: "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."