I was brought up in this part of Detroit that they used to call the ghetto.
DIANA ROSSIt takes a long time to get to be a diva. I mean, you gotta work at it.
More Diana Ross Quotes
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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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I am in prayer for his kids and the family.
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I have never gotten into the label thing.
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I would like to enjoy my life a little bit more so I can really have more fun, but my work is my fun.
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If I have someone who believes in me, I can move mountains.
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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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You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself.
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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 really, deeply believe that dreams do come true. Often, they might not come when you want them. They come in their own time.
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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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It has always been, and still is, my intention to build a playground in Central Park.
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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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The first time I heard a Billie Holiday record, I thought, ‘What’s so great about Billie Holiday?’
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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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I have a lust for life.
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