I can be a better me than anyone can.
DIANA ROSSPeople 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.
More Diana Ross Quotes
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Most people are so hard to please that if they met God, they’d probably say yes, she’s great, but.
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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.
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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.
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I really think I want to live in a lot of places.I don’t want possessions to hold me down.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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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I am in prayer for his kids and the family.
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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 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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One thing you cannot control is nature.
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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.
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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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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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My family called me a wiggle tail because I was a little skinny, wiry kid full of energy.
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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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I have a lust for life.
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My travels led me to where I am today. Sometimes these steps have felt painful, difficult, but led me to greater happiness and opportunities.
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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.
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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.
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My name, Diana Ross, is my name and nobody should be able to use that for exploitative purposes but me.
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You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself.
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I majored in fashion design in school, and I have always wanted to design my own line of clothing, jewelry, and stuff like that; so this was just a step for me in that direction.
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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.
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