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 ROSSYou 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.
More Diana Ross Quotes
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If we hold on together I know our dreams will never die Dreams see us through to forever Where clouds roll by For you and I.
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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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You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself.
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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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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 was brought up in this part of Detroit that they used to call the ghetto.
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It has always been, and still is, my intention to build a playground in Central Park.
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You can always tell where Diana Ross has been by the hair that’s left behind!
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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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I even thought of adopting a child as a single mother.
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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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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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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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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.
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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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