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.
DIANA ROSSMy 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.
More Diana Ross Quotes
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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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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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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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Do you know where you going to? Do you like the things that life is showing you? Where are you going to? Do you know?
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Either black people end up being the best in sports, or else it’s show business. You know, we all got rhythm.
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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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I have a lust for life.
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When I’m working I actually forget to eat. I don’t eat sweets because I don’t care about them. I have no real secrets. I just realize that as I get older I should stay strong so I exercise more.
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If I’m with a man I’m soft and buttery.
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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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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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I don’t know what my life would have been like if I’d never gotten into show business.
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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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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 was brought up in this part of Detroit that they used to call the ghetto.
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I jog and I roller-skate. I dance – that’s the best exercise.
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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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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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I don’t have to sit around and wait for the next movie to come along, I can go out and sing.
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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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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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Being a parent is very important to me.
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I look forward to the future – and going into the studio to make new music.
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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.
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I am in prayer for his kids and the family.
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What’s important for me is to give my daughters a well-rounded education and a mixture of people in their lives. They’ll make their own choices. I think they would be good in show business.
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