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The first time I heard a Billie Holiday record, I thought, ‘What’s so great about Billie Holiday?’

Diana Ross

Most people are so hard to please that if they met God, they’d probably say yes, she’s great, but.
DIANA ROSS

God Greatness Herself People
I learned something from that. If someone asks me something that I really don’t want to do, I say no. I have to trust that. And I’m not afraid to talk money.
DIANA ROSS

Afraid Learning Money Myself Talk Trust
I’m not really a songwriter – I’m an interpreter. So in a sense I am an actress first and foremost. I act out the songs, and I lead with my heart.
DIANA ROSS

Act Heart Myself Song Writing
I jog and I roller-skate. I dance – that’s the best exercise.
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Dance Exercise Myself
I have never gotten into the label thing.
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Label Myself
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.
DIANA ROSS

Media Myself Possible Thinking World
I know that my fans want to know who I’m sleeping with, but it’s really none of their business.
DIANA ROSS

Business Fans Known Myself Privacy Sleep
I don’t care about vacations. I go away and I come back real quick because I like my work. I really like my work to consume me.
DIANA ROSS

Care Consume Myself Vacation Work
My life has often been described as ‘from rags to riches’ but in fact, the Ross’s were never raggedy.
DIANA ROSS

Fact Life Myself Tragedy
I really don’t think that Detroit was any different than New York of Boston or Philadelphia. Kids always wanted to listen to music outside because that’s where they hung out with their friends.
DIANA ROSS

Children Friendship Music Myself Thinking
All my gowns have trains on them. I make a train that goes on forever. I love long trains and then I stand there and twirl around and wrap myself up in it.
DIANA ROSS

Forever Myself Stand Train
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.
DIANA ROSS

Better Career Daughter Feeling Freedom Learning Myself Proud
I would like to enjoy my life a little bit more so I can really have more fun, but my work is my fun.
DIANA ROSS

Enjoyment Fun Life Myself Work
With the Supremes I made so much money so fast all I wanted to do was buy clothes and pretty things. Now I’m comfortable with money and it’s comfortable with me.
DIANA ROSS

Comfortable Fast Money Myself
I can be a better me than anyone can.
DIANA ROSS

Be Yourself Better Myself Self Love
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.
DIANA ROSS

Change Music Myself Old People Time
If I have someone who believes in me, I can move mountains.
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Believe Friendship Inspirational Mountain Move Myself
I really, deeply believe that dreams do come true. Often, they might not come when you want them. They come in their own time.
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Believe Dreams Myself Time
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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Myself Reason Sing Thinking Voice
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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Money Myself Old Presentation Thinking Time
Being a parent is very important to me.
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Important Myself Parents
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.
DIANA ROSS

Forget Myself Reality Secret Strong Work
It has always been, and still is, my intention to build a playground in Central Park.
DIANA ROSS

Build Intention Myself Park
I don’t judge people by their sexual orientation or the color of their skin, so I find it really hard to identify someone by saying that they’re a gay person or a black person or a Jewish person.
DIANA ROSS

Color Discrimination Judge Myself People Person Skin
I’m a parent, and I try to take care of my health and keep my life in order. In the last few years I’ve really had to decide what’s important to me, and it seems to me that my family and my health are top on the list. And those have nothing to do with show business.
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Business Care Decision Health Life Myself Order Parents
So I’m not worried about the emotions I carry with me, because I’m happy that I have them; I think it’s good for the work I do. The emotions that are not healthy are the ones you hold inside, like anger.
DIANA ROSS

Carry Emotion Happiness Health Myself Worry
Either black people end up being the best in sports, or else it’s show business. You know, we all got rhythm.
DIANA ROSS

Best Black Business People Rhythm Sports Yourself

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