Beyonce Knowles

"Women have to work much harder to make it in this world. It really pisses me off that women don't get the same opportunities as men do, or money for that matter. Because lets face it, money gives men the power to run the show. It gives men the power to define our values and to define what's sexy and what's feminine and that's bullshit. At the end of the day, it's not about equal rights, it's about how we think. We have to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves."

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Source: Beyonce Documentary Quotes: Lessons We Learned From ‘Life Is But A Dream’. www.huffingtonpost.com. February 16, 2013.

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Beyonce Knowles

Beyonce Knowles

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Beyonce Knowles is a Grammy-winning artist known for her powerful music and advocacy for women's rights and racial equality.

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