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I was brought up in this part of Detroit that they used to call the ghetto.

Diana Ross

I just appreciate still having the longevity that I’ve had in my career.
DIANA ROSS

Appreciation Career Gratitude Myself
I even thought of adopting a child as a single mother.
DIANA ROSS

Adoption Children Mom Myself
Being a parent is very important to me.
DIANA ROSS

Important Myself Parents
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
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 ROSS

Color Discrimination Judge Myself People Person Skin
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.
DIANA ROSS

Change Music Myself Old People Time
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
They tell me that it will be hard to find a man strong enough to love my own strength and independence, and not worry about being Mr. Diana Ross, but I disagree. I know absolutely that that man is somewhere out there.
DIANA ROSS

Finding Hard Independence Love Man Myself Strong
I keep a great organiser, I try to keep my priorities in the right place.
DIANA ROSS

Greatness Myself Place Priority Right
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.
DIANA ROSS

Act Heart Myself Song Writing
I listen to most everything that’s out there because I need to stay aware of what’s happening in the industry.
DIANA ROSS

Industry Listening Myself Need Stay
I look forward to the future – and going into the studio to make new music.
DIANA ROSS

Future Music Myself Studio
I’d traveled a lot, was going temporarily insane and became very successful, but there was no one to take that all home to.
DIANA ROSS

Home Insane Lonely Myself Success Travel
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
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
A reporter once asked me if I ever cried. I wonder if people think I’m just as hard as a rock and have no emotions at all.
DIANA ROSS

Cry Emotion Myself People Wonder

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