I can be a better me than anyone can.
DIANA ROSSIf I have someone who believes in me, I can move mountains.
More Diana Ross Quotes
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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 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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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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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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If I have someone who believes in me, I can move mountains.
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I have a lust for life.
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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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My children come first and the career comes in around that.
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I look forward to the future – and going into the studio to make new music.
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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.
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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 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 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’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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My life has often been described as ‘from rags to riches’ but in fact, the Ross’s were never raggedy.
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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.
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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 even thought of adopting a child as a single mother.
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If I’m with a man I’m soft and buttery.
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My travels led me to where I am today. Sometimes these steps have felt painful, difficult, but led me to greater happiness and opportunities.
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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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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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What’s important for me is to give my daughters a well-rounded education and a mixture of people in their lives. They’ll make their own choices. I think they would be good in show business.
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Either black people end up being the best in sports, or else it’s show business. You know, we all got rhythm.
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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 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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