Being a parent is very important to me.
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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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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I don’t know what my life would have been like if I’d never gotten into show business.
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I would like to enjoy my life a little bit more so I can really have more fun, but my work is my fun.
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I want to go Africa. I want to go to China. There are some places I want to go not to work, but to really explore and to see for my own education.
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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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You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself.
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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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You can always tell where Diana Ross has been by the hair that’s left behind!
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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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I don’t think getting in and out of a limousine has anything to do with being an icon.
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I can be a better me than anyone can.
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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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Criticism, even when you try to ignore it, can hurt. I have cried over many articles written about me, but I move on and I don’t hold on to that.
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I want to live in Paris for a couple of years. I’m dying to do the Josephine Baker story. I really want to be there and do it. It’s certainly my intention to do it.
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Discipline 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.
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