I’d traveled a lot, was going temporarily insane and became very successful, but there was no one to take that all home to.
DIANA ROSSThe first time I heard a Billie Holiday record, I thought, ‘What’s so great about Billie Holiday?’
More Diana Ross Quotes
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I spend too much money on my sets and my gowns. I think the presentation is important. I don’t think people want to see the old show all the time.
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You can’t just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You’ve got to get out there and make it happen for yourself.
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A reporter once asked me if I ever cried. I wonder if people think I’m just as hard as a rock and have no emotions at all.
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I think that if my voice for some reason changes – because your voice does change – then it’s time for me not to sing.
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You can always tell where Diana Ross has been by the hair that’s left behind!
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I don’t have to sit around and wait for the next movie to come along, I can go out and sing.
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You can have a lot of New York and still see what’s going on in the rest of the world, I think – like in China.
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I have three girls, and I say the same thing to them. I’m not involved in their careers because I’ve learned that it’s important for them to stand on their own two feet. They’ll feel better and prouder of themselves if they do.
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If I have someone who believes in me, I can move mountains.
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The first time I heard a Billie Holiday record, I thought, ‘What’s so great about Billie Holiday?’
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So every time I make a new circuit, a new time around, then I change the show. You can’t change the songs; people still want to hear “Lady Sings the Blues” and they still want to hear some of the oldies.
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I have never gotten into the label thing.
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When I’m working I actually forget to eat. I don’t eat sweets because I don’t care about them. I have no real secrets. I just realize that as I get older I should stay strong so I exercise more.
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I have a lust for life.
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Instead of looking at the past, I put myself ahead twenty years and try to look at what I need to do now in order to get there then.
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