Tina Knowles

“When I look at me, I think I'm a good catch. Why wouldn't somebody like me for me? I'm a pleasant person. I'm an intelligent person. I'm a good person. I'm not bad looking. Why wouldn't I be able to get somebody to like me?”

“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.”

“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.”

“Artists are blessed to travel all over the world. They see the trends before they even come out.”

“I taught my girls to pick up their own suitcases. Pretty is as pretty does.”

“Take the time to get your clothes to fit. It makes a difference.”

“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.”

“Beyonce has long, muscular legs but is tall, thin, and very curvy, even voluptuous.”

“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.”

“In high school, I had a singing group, and I designed the outfits and made my friends' prom dresses.”

“I'm the makeover queen. I love to do makeovers on people.”

“If you hold onto stuff, it holds on to you. It just weighs you down, and it's a waste of energy. Why would I waste my energy on being bitter and hating when I could be using it to go out and do some really good stuff, you know?”

“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'm a grandmother, but I don't want to look like a grandmother. I still want to look sexy and sophisticated.”

“Our lives haven't been picture-perfect.”

“Beyonce knows what looks good on her and what doesn't. She likes fitted dresses. They flatter her curvy figure. Baggy tops don't work. But for everyday wear, she really prefers jeans and a fitted jacket.”

“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.”

“Shoes can change an outfit.”

“I'm always ready for more grandbabies.”

“People always accuse us of being overprotective with Beyonce. But I was the mother saying, 'You gonna go hang out? You gonna go to this party?' She was always just so durn easy, so durn mature.”