Top 30 Kelly Rowland Quotes

When you want something bad enough, you work your butt off for it.

One thing that I had to remember in my personal journey in the music industry and coming up in the music industry was how many times I was told no. I was signed, I was dropped, I was signed, and I was put on a shelf.

Sometimes dirty can come off really cute or come off ‘I don’t even want you to touch me.’

I never know when chat-up lines are happening! I don’t hear them enough. I don’t get hit on enough.

I see the beauty in boxing. It teaches me strength physically, but mostly mentally. I had to learn my strength, because for so long I could have been tougher than I was.

It took a long while for me to know that I’m beautiful. I remember going through this phase when I was younger of wanting to pass by mirrors and not look at them. That was so ridiculous. I’ve learned now that beauty starts from within.

As women, we have to realize what we bring to the table. What do you want to do for the world? How do you want to change it? And when you know that, you don’t have to compare yourself to anybody else.

I just love clothes! I’m a girl who loves clothes, accessories, shoes, bags and jewelry.

I just feel like Brits are honest – period. And that’s what I like.

Judge me if you want to. And as a matter of fact, it won’t even count, ’cause the only person who can judge is God.

Coming into the music industry, even when I was a kid, one thing I learned is timing is everything. You being prepared is everything.

I want to tell stories and make people feel good. That’s when music is at its finest.

I love a nicely groomed guy who smells good. That’s important.

I’m in love with wigs. I get them custom-made, and I have my hairstylist shape them to my head. I can go from short to long in less than a minute!

I went to a predominantly white school, and I was the only black girl. I can remember thinking, ‘I don’t want to be as dark as I am – I want to be a little fairer.’ I didn’t want to be me.

For a long time I wasn’t happy, but that had nothing to do with Beyonce. That had to do with me trying to get my life in order and make better decisions for myself. I’m seeing all these wonderful things happen for her, and I am happy for her. But I want a path. I want things to pop off for me, too.

I remember I went through a period where I didn’t embrace my ‘chocolatiness.’ I don’t know if that’s a word, but I didn’t embrace my chocolate lifestyle. Just being a chocolate, lovely brown skin girl and being proud of that.

I actually crashed the car I learned to drive on. It was a friend of mine’s car.

Self-reflection is so healthy. Journaling works for me – when I record the details of what I’m going through, whether it’s a relationship issue or negative thoughts, I can look back and see how far I’ve come. It makes me proud to see my progress and how I got through a bad situation.

When I get married, it will be for life – divorce is not an option.

If you have a pair of shoes that hurt, don’t wear them. The ugliest thing that I think I’ve seen is a woman walk like her feet hurt. It’s awful, so make sure your shoes fit.

I would never go blonde. I’d look crazy.

Never give up on your dream… because you never know what the Lord can bless you with.

My face and skin trick is to moisturise well in the winter time, because the weather eats up your skin, and I never go to sleep with make up on. Someone told me it ages you ten years.

I’m from the South – I love to eat, and that’s why I have to exercise.

I’m careful with my heart. I don’t take crap from no one these days. I put my foot down. Being a woman, you deserve heaven and earth.

Argh… I could be better with my time. I like to be punctual, but I could be better.

I actually started singing in church when I was about five years old. I remember looking at the choirs and just hearing all of those great big beautiful voices. And there was this one woman who could just wail. And I remember trying to sing like her when I was like going home.

I love finding new talent, to be completely honest, and my opportunity that I got to do ‘X Factor U.K.’ was just incredible. I will never forget it.

When it comes to racial issues, I’m very passionate about young girls just loving who they are in their own skin. Because I remember going to an all-white school and being the only black girl in an all-white school, think – looking around me, thinking there’s no one else here that looks like me.