My name, Diana Ross, is my name and nobody should be able to use that for exploitative purposes but me.
DIANA ROSSI’ve never been damaged or hurt by press. It’s just that I think it’s unfair to use your name in media.
More Diana Ross Quotes
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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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You can always tell where Diana Ross has been by the hair that’s left behind!
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Hair has always been important.
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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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I want an autobiography without revealing any personal information.
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You can’t just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You’ve got to get out there and make it happen for yourself.
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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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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 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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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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If I have someone who believes in me, I can move mountains.
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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 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 have a lust for life.
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It’s easier for me to sit with the producers and the writers and I give them my feelings and my thoughts and what I think I feel like singing about and then they go away and write it.
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