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.
DIANA ROSSTake a little time out of your busy day to give encouragement to someone who’s lost their way.
More Diana Ross Quotes
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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 learned something from that. If someone asks me something that I really don’t want to do, I say no. I have to trust that. And I’m not afraid to talk money.
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I jog and I roller-skate. I dance – that’s the best exercise.
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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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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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My life has often been described as ‘from rags to riches’ but in fact, the Ross’s were never raggedy.
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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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Take a little time out of your busy day to give encouragement to someone who’s lost their way.
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I’d traveled a lot, was going temporarily insane and became very successful, but there was no one to take that all home to.
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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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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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I don’t know what my life would have been like if I’d never gotten into show business.
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My family called me a wiggle tail because I was a little skinny, wiry kid full of energy.
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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.
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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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