Most people are so hard to please that if they met God, they’d probably say yes, she’s great, but.
DIANA ROSSWith 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.
More Diana Ross Quotes
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My problem is that people have been writing books about me.A lot of things that people write about you are incorrect, but you don’t fight about 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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You can have a lot of New York and still see what’s going on in the rest of the world, I think – like in China.
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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.
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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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I jog and I roller-skate. I dance – that’s the best exercise.
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I’m a parent, and I try to take care of my health and keep my life in order. In the last few years I’ve really had to decide what’s important to me, and it seems to me that my family and my health are top on the list. And those have nothing to do with show business.
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I try to choose the songs that really are basically coming from my heart. I think that through the songs that I select, people know what’s going on in my life.
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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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The first time I heard a Billie Holiday record, I thought, ‘What’s so great about Billie Holiday?’
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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 can be a better me than anyone can.
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I am in prayer for his kids and the family.
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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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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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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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I don’t like to have too many makeup artists around, so I always like to do my own.
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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 don’t know what my life would have been like if I’d never gotten into show business.
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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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It takes a long time to get to be a diva. I mean, you gotta work at it.
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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 think that if my voice for some reason changes – because your voice does change – then it’s time for me not to sing.
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My life has often been described as ‘from rags to riches’ but in fact, the Ross’s were never raggedy.
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I just appreciate still having the longevity that I’ve had in my career.
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My name, Diana Ross, is my name and nobody should be able to use that for exploitative purposes but me.
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