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It takes a long time to get to be a diva. I mean, you gotta work at it.

Diana Ross

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
It takes a long time to get to be a diva. I mean, you gotta work at it.
DIANA ROSS

Time Work Yourself
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.
DIANA ROSS

Heart Life Myself Selection Thinking Try
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.
DIANA ROSS

Forget Myself Reality Secret Strong Work
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.
DIANA ROSS

Book Name People Sales Writing Yourself
My name, Diana Ross, is my name and nobody should be able to use that for exploitative purposes but me.
DIANA ROSS

Myself Name Purpose Right
I was brought up in this part of Detroit that they used to call the ghetto.
DIANA ROSS

Born Childhood Myself Place
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
You can always tell where Diana Ross has been by the hair that’s left behind!
DIANA ROSS

Essence Hairs Yourself
My family called me a wiggle tail because I was a little skinny, wiry kid full of energy.
DIANA ROSS

Appearance Energy Family Myself
I think that if my voice for some reason changes – because your voice does change – then it’s time for me not to sing.
DIANA ROSS

Myself Reason Sing Thinking Voice
It has always been, and still is, my intention to build a playground in Central Park.
DIANA ROSS

Build Intention Myself Park
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.
DIANA ROSS

Cloud Dreams Forever Hold On Known Myself Togetherness Yourself
I want to live in Paris for a couple of years. I’m dying to do the Josephine Baker story. I really want to be there and do it. It’s certainly my intention to do it.
DIANA ROSS

Death Intention Live Myself Story
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.
DIANA ROSS

Education Explore Myself Place Travel
I want an autobiography without revealing any personal information.
DIANA ROSS

Autobiography Information Myself Personal Reveal
My life has often been described as ‘from rags to riches’ but in fact, the Ross’s were never raggedy.
DIANA ROSS

Fact Life Myself Tragedy
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
Hair has always been important.
DIANA ROSS

Appearance Hairs Important
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
I can be a better me than anyone can.
DIANA ROSS

Be Yourself Better Myself Self Love
My 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.
DIANA ROSS

Books Fight Myself People Problem Writing
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.
DIANA ROSS

Business Care Decision Health Life Myself Order Parents
If I have someone who believes in me, I can move mountains.
DIANA ROSS

Believe Friendship Inspirational Mountain Move Myself
Being a parent is very important to me.
DIANA ROSS

Important Myself Parents
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 ROSS

Better Career Daughter Feeling Freedom Learning Myself Proud
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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