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People can take your name and write a book about you and they make money off of it. How is the public supposed to know you’re not authorizing that book? As soon as you make a big stink about it it only makes the book sell more.

Diana Ross

So I’m not worried about the emotions I carry with me, because I’m happy that I have them; I think it’s good for the work I do. The emotions that are not healthy are the ones you hold inside, like anger.
DIANA ROSS

Carry Emotion Happiness Health Myself Worry
The first time I heard a Billie Holiday record, I thought, ‘What’s so great about Billie Holiday?’
DIANA ROSS

Greatness Myself Record Time
My travels led me to where I am today. Sometimes these steps have felt painful, difficult, but led me to greater happiness and opportunities.
DIANA ROSS

Feeling Happiness Opportunity Time Travel
I even thought of adopting a child as a single mother.
DIANA ROSS

Adoption Children Mom Myself
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.
DIANA ROSS

Fact Life Myself Tragedy
I want an autobiography without revealing any personal information.
DIANA ROSS

Autobiography Information Myself Personal Reveal
I’ve never been damaged or hurt by press. It’s just that I think it’s unfair to use your name in media.
DIANA ROSS

Damage Hurt Media Myself Thinking Unfair
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
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.
DIANA ROSS

Feeling Myself Production Thinking Writing
I know that my fans want to know who I’m sleeping with, but it’s really none of their business.
DIANA ROSS

Business Fans Known Myself Privacy Sleep
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.
DIANA ROSS

Future Myself Need Past Sight Work Yourself
Either black people end up being the best in sports, or else it’s show business. You know, we all got rhythm.
DIANA ROSS

Best Black Business People Rhythm Sports Yourself
My name, Diana Ross, is my name and nobody should be able to use that for exploitative purposes but me.
DIANA ROSS

Myself Name Purpose Right
I don’t know what my life would have been like if I’d never gotten into show business.
DIANA ROSS

Business Life Myself Show
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.
DIANA ROSS

Determination Dreams Hard Work Inspirational People Yourself

People can take your name and write a book about you and they make money off of it. How is the public supposed to know you’re not authorizing that book? As soon as you make a big stink about it it only makes the book sell more.

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People can take your name and write a book about you and they make money off of it. How is the public supposed to know you’re not authorizing that book? As soon as you make a big stink about it it only makes the book sell more.

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