My life has often been described as ‘from rags to riches’ but in fact, the Ross’s were never raggedy.
DIANA ROSSCriticism, 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.
More Diana Ross Quotes
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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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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.
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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 jog and I roller-skate. I dance – that’s the best exercise.
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I can be a better me than anyone can.
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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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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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It’s easier for me to sit with the producers and the writers and I give them my feelings and my thoughts and what I think I feel like singing about and then they go away and write it.
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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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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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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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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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If I’m with a man I’m soft and buttery.
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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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I listen to most everything that’s out there because I need to stay aware of what’s happening in the industry.
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