I don’t have to sit around and wait for the next movie to come along, I can go out and sing.
DIANA ROSSThe first time I heard a Billie Holiday record, I thought, ‘What’s so great about Billie Holiday?’
More Diana Ross Quotes
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One thing you cannot control is nature.
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I just appreciate still having the longevity that I’ve had in my career.
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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 jog and I roller-skate. I dance – that’s the best exercise.
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I look forward to the future – and going into the studio to make new music.
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So I’m not worried about the emotions I carry with me, because I’m happy that I have them; I think it’s good for the work I do. The emotions that are not healthy are the ones you hold inside, like anger.
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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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Instead of looking at the past, I put myself ahead twenty years and try to look at what I need to do now in order to get there then.
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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 am in prayer for his kids and the family.
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My father worked hard, but we were still very poor; and I didn’t want anybody arguing about money, so I became the entertainer, the one who wanted everyone to be happy. I didn’t want there to be any problems.
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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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It has always been, and still is, my intention to build a playground in Central Park.
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I really think I want to live in a lot of places.I don’t want possessions to hold me down.
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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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