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 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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I have a lust for life.
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I know that my fans want to know who I’m sleeping with, but it’s really none of their business.
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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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I am in prayer for his kids and the family.
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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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You can always tell where Diana Ross has been by the hair that’s left behind!
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I can be a better me than anyone can.
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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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If I’m with a man I’m soft and buttery.
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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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I don’t like to have too many makeup artists around, so I always like to do my own.
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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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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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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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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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