The 10 Best Quotes From Beyonce's Vogue Cover Story
Winning her 17th Grammy award and covering the Power issue of Vogue, that Beyonce reign just won't let up.
The singer opened up in the March 2013 issue about new music, what keeps her grounded, and those fake pregnancy rumors. Check out some of her best quotables.
The singer opened up in the March 2013 issue about new music, what keeps her grounded, and those fake pregnancy rumors. Check out some of her best quotables.
On giving birth:
“I felt very maternal around eight months, and I thought I couldn't become any more until I saw the baby...But it happened during my labor because I had a very strong connection with my child. I felt like when I was having contractions, I envisioned my child pushing through a very heavy door. And I imagined this tiny infant doing all the work, so I couldn't think about my own pain...We were talking. I know it sounds crazy, but I felt a communication.”
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“I felt very maternal around eight months, and I thought I couldn't become any more until I saw the baby...But it happened during my labor because I had a very strong connection with my child. I felt like when I was having contractions, I envisioned my child pushing through a very heavy door. And I imagined this tiny infant doing all the work, so I couldn't think about my own pain...We were talking. I know it sounds crazy, but I felt a communication.”
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On her new album:
“It's a lot more sensual...empowering. Right now, after giving birth, I really understand the power of my body, just feel my body means something completely different. I feel a lot more confident about it. Even being heavier, thinner, whatever. I feel a lot more like a woman. More feminine, more sensual. And no shame.”
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“It's a lot more sensual...empowering. Right now, after giving birth, I really understand the power of my body, just feel my body means something completely different. I feel a lot more confident about it. Even being heavier, thinner, whatever. I feel a lot more like a woman. More feminine, more sensual. And no shame.”
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On faking her pregnancy:
“That was very odd, who even thinks that? Like, who would make that up?...You can’t take it too seriously.”
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“That was very odd, who even thinks that? Like, who would make that up?...You can’t take it too seriously.”
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About the critics:
“I don’t feel like I have to please anyone. I feel free. I feel like I’m an adult. I’m grown. I can do what I want. I can say what I want. I can retire if I want. That’s why I've worked hard.”
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“I don’t feel like I have to please anyone. I feel free. I feel like I’m an adult. I’m grown. I can do what I want. I can say what I want. I can retire if I want. That’s why I've worked hard.”
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On powerful women:
“Equality is a myth, and for some reason everyone accepts the fact that women don’t make as much money as men do.....Power’s not given to you. You have to take it.”
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“Equality is a myth, and for some reason everyone accepts the fact that women don’t make as much money as men do.....Power’s not given to you. You have to take it.”
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On reading articles about herself:
“Don’t scroll down!” Beyoncé [ laughing.] You’re definitely going to get your feelings hurt.”
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“Don’t scroll down!” Beyoncé [ laughing.] You’re definitely going to get your feelings hurt.”
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On removing her father as her manager
“My father taught me so much about being a businesswoman, and I’m understanding him a lot now...A lot of the crazy things he did were necessary.”
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“My father taught me so much about being a businesswoman, and I’m understanding him a lot now...A lot of the crazy things he did were necessary.”
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The changes in her life:
“I feel like I have something that has grounded me so much more. Family has always been important. I've always had my mother and my father and my husband. But it’s just... [pauses]. Life is so much more than...It’s not defined by any of this.”
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“I feel like I have something that has grounded me so much more. Family has always been important. I've always had my mother and my father and my husband. But it’s just... [pauses]. Life is so much more than...It’s not defined by any of this.”
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On Blue Ivy having a normal life:
“At some point it’s very important to me that my daughter is able to experience life and run through the sprinklers and have slumber parties and trust and live and do all the things that any child should be able to do.”
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“At some point it’s very important to me that my daughter is able to experience life and run through the sprinklers and have slumber parties and trust and live and do all the things that any child should be able to do.”
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On Jay-Z:
“Just knowing someone’s always going to be honest and tell the truth, [who] can understand exactly what I’m going through—and I can understand exactly what he’s going through.”
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“Just knowing someone’s always going to be honest and tell the truth, [who] can understand exactly what I’m going through—and I can understand exactly what he’s going through.”
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