I listen to most everything that’s out there because I need to stay aware of what’s happening in the industry.
DIANA ROSSMy 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.
More Diana Ross Quotes
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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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People can take your name and write a book about you and they make money off of it. How is the public supposed to know you’re not authorizing that book? As soon as you make a big stink about it it only makes the book sell more.
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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.
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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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I am in prayer for his kids and the family.
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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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Hair has always been important.
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You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself.
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I jog and I roller-skate. I dance – that’s the best exercise.
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It’s easier for me to sit with the producers and the writers and I give them my feelings and my thoughts and what I think I feel like singing about and then they go away and write it.
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I really think I want to live in a lot of places.I don’t want possessions to hold me down.
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One thing you cannot control is nature.
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Being a parent is very important to 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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I’ve never been damaged or hurt by press. It’s just that I think it’s unfair to use your name in media.
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