Quotes On: Authenticity

Be present. Be meditative. Form real friendships. Stay away from business networking events or friendships where there is always an underlying business angle.

My style offstage is so different from onstage. I love a pair of sexy heels with jeans, a nice jacket, or a little dress.

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. I was adamant about not putting my name on something that I didn't love.

I don't really like to call myself a brand, and I don't like to think of myself as a brand. I'm a singer, a songwriter, a musician and a performer. And an actress, and all the other things that I do. When you add it all together, some might call it a brand, but that's not my focus.

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

Listen, smile, agree, and then do whatever the fuck you were gonna do anyway.

Do I want to be a hero to my son? No. I would like to be a very real human being. That's hard enough.

I just don't like big guys who speak cryptically and act like they understand the language better than me.

A rapper is about being completely true to yourself. Being an actor is about changing who you are.

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end - no apologies, no regrets.