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You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself.

Diana Ross

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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Afraid Learning Money Myself Talk Trust
I even thought of adopting a child as a single mother.
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Adoption Children Mom Myself
You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself.
DIANA ROSS

Believe End Need Yourself
I have never gotten into the label thing.
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Label Myself
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
Instead of looking at the past, I put myself ahead twenty years and try to look at what I need to do now in order to get there then.
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Future Myself Need Past Sight Work Yourself
One thing you cannot control is nature.
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Control Nature One Liner
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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Myself Reason Sing Thinking Voice
You can have a lot of New York and still see what’s going on in the rest of the world, I think – like in China.
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Media Myself Possible Thinking World
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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Business Care Decision Health Life Myself Order Parents
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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Change Music Myself Old People Time
It has always been, and still is, my intention to build a playground in Central Park.
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Build Intention Myself Park
Being a parent is very important to me.
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Important Myself Parents
Take a little time out of your busy day to give encouragement to someone who’s lost their way.
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Compassionate Day Encouragement Kindness Lost Time Way
My family called me a wiggle tail because I was a little skinny, wiry kid full of energy.
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Appearance Energy Family Myself
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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Damage Hurt Media Myself Thinking Unfair
You can always tell where Diana Ross has been by the hair that’s left behind!
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Essence Hairs Yourself
Hair has always been important.
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Appearance Hairs Important
I just appreciate still having the longevity that I’ve had in my career.
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Appreciation Career Gratitude 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.
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Books Fight Myself People Problem Writing
I know that my fans want to know who I’m sleeping with, but it’s really none of their business.
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Business Fans Known Myself Privacy Sleep
With the Supremes I made so much money so fast all I wanted to do was buy clothes and pretty things. Now I’m comfortable with money and it’s comfortable with me.
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Comfortable Fast Money Myself
My children come first and the career comes in around that.
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Career Children Myself
My name, Diana Ross, is my name and nobody should be able to use that for exploitative purposes but me.
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Myself Name Purpose Right
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.
DIANA ROSS

Children Friendship Music Myself Thinking
My life has often been described as ‘from rags to riches’ but in fact, the Ross’s were never raggedy.
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Fact Life Myself Tragedy
I look forward to the future – and going into the studio to make new music.
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Future Music Myself Studio

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