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I just appreciate still having the longevity that I’ve had in my career.

Diana Ross

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

Time Work Yourself
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.
DIANA ROSS

Article Criticism Hold Hurt Ignorance Move Myself
I majored in fashion design in school, and I have always wanted to design my own line of clothing, jewelry, and stuff like that; so this was just a step for me in that direction.
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Clothing Design Direction Myself
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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Business Fans Known Myself Privacy Sleep
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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Education Explore Myself Place Travel
I don’t care about vacations. I go away and I come back real quick because I like my work. I really like my work to consume me.
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Care Consume Myself Vacation Work
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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Determination Dreams Hard Work Inspirational People Yourself
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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Discipline Help Necessary Tools
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 would like to enjoy my life a little bit more so I can really have more fun, but my work is my fun.
DIANA ROSS

Enjoyment Fun Life Myself Work
I don’t think getting in and out of a limousine has anything to do with being an icon.
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Myself Role Model Thinking
You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself.
DIANA ROSS

Believe End Need Yourself
If I’m with a man I’m soft and buttery.
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Behavior Man Myself
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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Industry Listening Myself Need Stay
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.
DIANA ROSS

Color Discrimination Judge Myself People Person Skin
I spend too much money on my sets and my gowns. I think the presentation is important. I don’t think people want to see the old show all the time.
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Money Myself Old Presentation Thinking Time
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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Comfortable Fast Money Myself
I look forward to the future – and going into the studio to make new music.
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Future Music Myself Studio
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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Cry Emotion Myself People Wonder
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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Home Insane Lonely Myself Success Travel
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 ROSS

Afraid Learning Money Myself Talk Trust
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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Interview Myself Responsibility Talk
What’s important for me is to give my daughters a well-rounded education and a mixture of people in their lives. They’ll make their own choices. I think they would be good in show business.
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Business Daughter Education Important Live Myself
I don’t have to sit around and wait for the next movie to come along, I can go out and sing.
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Movie Myself Sing
I’ve never been damaged or hurt by press. It’s just that I think it’s unfair to use your name in media.
DIANA ROSS

Damage Hurt Media Myself Thinking Unfair
I even thought of adopting a child as a single mother.
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Adoption Children Mom Myself
Being a parent is very important to me.
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Important Myself Parents

I just appreciate still having the longevity that I’ve had in my career.

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