My ex-husband is my family.
— Tina Knowles
I believe in the power of great clothing. It can evoke confidence, beauty, and a sense of glamour.
There's a misconception that you have to match your shoes and your bag. It can be so cool to add a patterned or off-color heel.
When I mentor girls, I'll go around the room and ask them what they want to be or do. I've heard so many kids say, 'I don't want to be anything,' which is really shocking, but it's because no one has sat down and asked them.
It's easy to make clothes for a model, but when you can put them on real women and real curves, that's the test.
I've heard complaints from women all over the country that plus-size clothes aren't sexy enough. You know, I'm a grandma, but I don't want to look like a grandma! I want to feel confident and sexy in the clothes. I like my stuff tapered and well-fitted, not all boxy.
Yves Saint Laurent mascara is the best I've ever tried.
Beyonce, Solange, and my adopted daughter, Kelly Rowland, and I have always bonded over fashion.
I am very fortunate that I have such close relationships with both of my daughters.
Diana Ross... she's the bomb.
In high school, I had a singing group, and I designed the outfits and made my friends' prom dresses.
Everything in my life happened for a reason. Even when I thought they were the worst things in the world, they turned out to be the best things in the world.
I've read some things where people are like, 'Beyonce wants to be white' because she has blonde highlights in her hair, but it's ridiculous. You know, she is who she is, and she's a very proud black woman. I know people with natural hair that are the least black inside; you know, it doesn't matter.
My girls do a lot of philanthropic work, but they are very private about it.
You want kids to dream big.
You want to have a relationship with a man, but, at the end of the day, you have to have some good ole girlfriends. When you are at your lowest, they are going to be there.
The music business inspires designers, and designers inspire the music business.
At 58, I knew I had to get a divorce. At that age, it's an almost impossible thing to go through. I had been married 33 years. I had been married for 33 years. I didn't know anything else.
Take the time to get your clothes to fit. It makes a difference.
Shoes can change an outfit.
When I talk to people, I always try to figure out what their talents are, what is wonderful about the person. You do the same with kids.
I'm a grandmother, but I don't want to look like a grandmother. I still want to look sexy and sophisticated.
Red is my signature color.
My 'Book of Prayer' is the most important thing I carry. If I'm tense about something or need to pray for protection for my kids, it always helps.
I enjoyed a close relationship with my mother, who set a wonderful example. As such, I have always tried to be as open and honest as possible with the girls growing up. I let them know they could always come to me with anything - and I would be there to support them.
My mother was a very amazing woman. She was a very strong, remarkable woman.
I'm a huge fan of Motown. When you saw them on stage, you saw sparkle... you saw attitude. They didn't have on t-shirt and jeans.
My mother, Agnes Dereon Beyince, was a seamstress and designer, and her passion passed down to me.
I'm always ready for more grandbabies.
Hair color is just an expression of something different that you want to have, or something creative.
We have always been a family that's given back. We just don't make a lot of noise about it.
My grandkids are amazing.
Haters gonna be haters, and there's nothing we can do about that.
When we say, 'We are starving,' we have to remember that there are people who are literally starving. If everyone fed one person, one meal, we could make a huge difference.
I decided I would never let anyone decide who I was.
If you're easily overwhelmed when you shop, remember that store employees know what's in stock, and they love to give fashion advice. Working with one is like having your own stylist.
I never asked my children to do something I didn't show them that I could also do.
If you want to go high-end, that's great, but my dream has always been to make fashion affordable enough so you're not limited by your budget.
Every woman deserves to look fashionable, whether a size 2 or 22.
I always have Trident gum with me because I talk to people all the time.
When I owned a hair salon back in Houston, I did a lot of makeovers. Women would come in for a new hairstyle and go out with a whole new look. I know what looks good on a woman.
I not only enjoy a really great friendship with both my girls but also a close mother-daughter bond as well.
I loved Diahann Caroll growing up. I love a sophisticated, classy woman.
When I went through my divorce, I decided that I was going to pray this time for someone. Then, God sent me someone. I prayed for the specific qualities I wanted in a man, and I wasn't going to settle for anything less.
If you're going through something, just know that you're gonna come out on the other side. You're going through it - you're not stuck there forever.
Nothing makes me happier than for a woman to come up to me saying, 'I started exercising, and I lost weight, and I got a new man,' and you know, I get chills thinking about it. It's my purpose; I feel like I found my purpose.
You can dress sexy without going too far.
I was from this small town, and my parents were poor.
I don't understand women who don't love women. I love women. I just think they are magnificent creatures.
Being in the music business, if we couldn't pull the fashions from designers and if designers couldn't use artists to show off their fashions, where would we be?
