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 ROSSWhat’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.
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’ve never been damaged or hurt by press. It’s just that I think it’s unfair to use your name in media.
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If I’m with a man I’m soft and buttery.
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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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One thing you cannot control is nature.
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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 children come first and the career comes in around that.
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The first time I heard a Billie Holiday record, I thought, ‘What’s so great about Billie Holiday?’
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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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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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I would like to enjoy my life a little bit more so I can really have more fun, but my work is my fun.
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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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Do you know where you going to? Do you like the things that life is showing you? Where are you going to? Do you know?
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I look forward to the future – and going into the studio to make new music.
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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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