Diana Ross Quotes

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Diana Ross

Profession : Actress

Birth : March 26, 1944

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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I was brought up in this part of Detroit that they used to call the ghetto.

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I keep a great organiser, I try to keep my priorities in the right place.

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Instead of looking at the past, I put myself ahead twenty years and try to look at what I need to do now in order to get there then.

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My life has often been described as 'from rags to riches,' but in fact, the Rosses were never raggedy.

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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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You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself.

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If I have someone who believes in me, I can move mountains.

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Icon. What is an icon? When someone is iconic it means they have established a certain kind of legacy possibly, and I think it does come with time. It's something in the arts, I feel. Maybe not, maybe it doesn't have to be in the arts exactly. I'm not really sure. But I don't think you are born an icon.

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I don't get fat, I get skinny.

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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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No, nothing really upsets me.

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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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If I'm with a man I'm soft and buttery.

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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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So I'm not worried about the emotions I carry with me, because I'm happy that I have them; I think it's good for the work I do. The emotions that are not healthy are the ones you hold inside, like anger.

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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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It's the first time I have returned to my roots - like going back to be a trio. The fans really wanted me to go back on stage and do the Supremes music, so I went about trying to make it happen. We'll go on tour in the summer.

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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 opportunites.

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I have never gotten into the label thing.

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