I don’t know what my life would have been like if I’d never gotten into show business.
DIANA ROSSI’d traveled a lot, was going temporarily insane and became very successful, but there was no one to take that all home to.
More Diana Ross Quotes
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You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself.
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My travels led me to where I am today. Sometimes these steps have felt painful, difficult, but led me to greater happiness and opportunities.
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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 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 have a lust for life.
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I want an autobiography without revealing any personal information.
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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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It takes a long time to get to be a diva. I mean, you gotta work at it.
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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.
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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 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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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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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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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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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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