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.
DIANA ROSSI listen to most everything that’s out there because I need to stay aware of what’s happening in the industry.
More Diana Ross Quotes
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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.
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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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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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Take a little time out of your busy day to give encouragement to someone who’s lost their way.
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Being a parent is very important to me.
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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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The first time I heard a Billie Holiday record, I thought, ‘What’s so great about Billie Holiday?’
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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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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.
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I can be a better me than anyone can.
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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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When I’m working I actually forget to eat. I don’t eat sweets because I don’t care about them. I have no real secrets. I just realize that as I get older I should stay strong so I exercise more.
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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.
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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 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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