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My children come first and the career comes in around that.

Diana Ross

My life has often been described as ‘from rags to riches’ but in fact, the Ross’s were never raggedy.
DIANA ROSS

Fact Life Myself Tragedy
The first time I heard a Billie Holiday record, I thought, ‘What’s so great about Billie Holiday?’
DIANA ROSS

Greatness Myself Record Time
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.
DIANA ROSS

Education Explore Myself Place Travel
Most people are so hard to please that if they met God, they’d probably say yes, she’s great, but.
DIANA ROSS

God Greatness Herself People
I really think I want to live in a lot of places.I don’t want possessions to hold me down.
DIANA ROSS

Hold Live Myself Place Possession Thinking
It takes a long time to get to be a diva. I mean, you gotta work at it.
DIANA ROSS

Time Work Yourself
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.
DIANA ROSS

Interview Myself Responsibility Talk
So every time I make a new circuit, a new time around, then I change the show. You can’t change the songs; people still want to hear “Lady Sings the Blues” and they still want to hear some of the oldies.
DIANA ROSS

Change Music Myself Old People Time
I was brought up in this part of Detroit that they used to call the ghetto.
DIANA ROSS

Born Childhood Myself Place
I jog and I roller-skate. I dance – that’s the best exercise.
DIANA ROSS

Dance Exercise Myself
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.
DIANA ROSS

Books Fight Myself People Problem Writing
I want an autobiography without revealing any personal information.
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Autobiography Information Myself Personal Reveal
All my gowns have trains on them. I make a train that goes on forever. I love long trains and then I stand there and twirl around and wrap myself up in it.
DIANA ROSS

Forever Myself Stand Train
I look forward to the future – and going into the studio to make new music.
DIANA ROSS

Future Music Myself Studio
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.
DIANA ROSS

Article Criticism Hold Hurt Ignorance Move Myself
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.
DIANA ROSS

Discipline Help Necessary Tools
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.
DIANA ROSS

Act Heart Myself Song Writing
Hair has always been important.
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Appearance Hairs Important
You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself.
DIANA ROSS

Believe End Need Yourself
One thing you cannot control is nature.
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Control Nature One Liner
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 ROSS

Father Hard Myself Problem Work
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.
DIANA ROSS

Death Intention Live Myself Story
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.
DIANA ROSS

Business Daughter Education Important Live Myself
If we hold on together I know our dreams will never die Dreams see us through to forever Where clouds roll by For you and I.
DIANA ROSS

Cloud Dreams Forever Hold On Known Myself Togetherness Yourself
I listen to most everything that’s out there because I need to stay aware of what’s happening in the industry.
DIANA ROSS

Industry Listening Myself Need Stay
I have three girls, and I say the same thing to them. I’m not involved in their careers because I’ve learned that it’s important for them to stand on their own two feet. They’ll feel better and prouder of themselves if they do.
DIANA ROSS

Better Career Daughter Feeling Freedom Learning Myself Proud
I can be a better me than anyone can.
DIANA ROSS

Be Yourself Better Myself Self Love

My children come first and the career comes in around that.

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