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 ROSSMy family called me a wiggle tail because I was a little skinny, wiry kid full of energy.
More Diana Ross Quotes
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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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I don’t think getting in and out of a limousine has anything to do with being an icon.
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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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All my gowns have trains on them. I make a train that goes on forever. I love long trains and then I stand there and twirl around and wrap myself up in it.
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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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I have never gotten into the label thing.
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I keep a great organiser, I try to keep my priorities in the right place.
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Either black people end up being the best in sports, or else it’s show business. You know, we all got rhythm.
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I can be a better me than anyone can.
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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.
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I don’t know what my life would have been like if I’d never gotten into show business.
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I just appreciate still having the longevity that I’ve had in my career.
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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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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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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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