My father worked hard, but we were still very poor; and I didn’t want anybody arguing about money, so I became the entertainer, the one who wanted everyone to be happy. I didn’t want there to be any problems.
DIANA ROSSI don’t think getting in and out of a limousine has anything to do with being an icon.
More Diana Ross Quotes
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It has always been, and still is, my intention to build a playground in Central Park.
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Being a parent is very important to me.
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I was brought up in this part of Detroit that they used to call the ghetto.
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It takes a long time to get to be a diva. I mean, you gotta work at it.
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I am in prayer for his kids and the family.
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I listen to most everything that’s out there because I need to stay aware of what’s happening in the industry.
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My children come first and the career comes in around that.
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I know that my fans want to know who I’m sleeping with, but it’s really none of their business.
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I can be a better me than anyone can.
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I jog and I roller-skate. I dance – that’s the best exercise.
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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 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.
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I try to choose the songs that really are basically coming from my heart. I think that through the songs that I select, people know what’s going on in my life.
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My problem is that people have been writing books about me.A lot of things that people write about you are incorrect, but you don’t fight about it.
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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.
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