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.
DIANA ROSSMy name, Diana Ross, is my name and nobody should be able to use that for exploitative purposes but me.
More Diana Ross Quotes
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I really don’t think that Detroit was any different than New York of Boston or Philadelphia. Kids always wanted to listen to music outside because that’s where they hung out with their friends.
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I just appreciate still having the longevity that I’ve had in my career.
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I majored in fashion design in school, and I have always wanted to design my own line of clothing, jewelry, and stuff like that; so this was just a step for me in that direction.
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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 want to live in Paris for a couple of years. I’m dying to do the Josephine Baker story. I really want to be there and do it. It’s certainly my intention to do it.
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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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Most people are so hard to please that if they met God, they’d probably say yes, she’s great, but.
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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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Either black people end up being the best in sports, or else it’s show business. You know, we all got rhythm.
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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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If I have someone who believes in me, I can move mountains.
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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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My children come first and the career comes in around that.
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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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I look forward to the future – and going into the studio to make new music.
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