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.
DIANA ROSSWhen 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.
More Diana Ross Quotes
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I was brought up in this part of Detroit that they used to call the ghetto.
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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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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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You can always tell where Diana Ross has been by the hair that’s left behind!
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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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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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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.
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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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I’d traveled a lot, was going temporarily insane and became very successful, but there was no one to take that all home to.
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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 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’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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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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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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