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 ROSSDiscipline is a necessary tool to help you get what you want in life. It forces you to stay on center and to move away from the things that are not necessary.
More Diana Ross Quotes
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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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I majored in fashion design in school, and I have always wanted to design my own line of clothing, jewelry, and stuff like that; so this was just a step for me in that direction.
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Do you know where you going to? Do you like the things that life is showing you? Where are you going to? Do you know?
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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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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 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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Hair has always been important.
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I don’t know what my life would have been like if I’d never gotten into show business.
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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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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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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.
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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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I have never gotten into the label thing.
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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.
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If I do an interview, then I take full responsibility. I figure I’m not going to talk to anyone that I think is unethical anyway.
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