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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.
I have a lust for life.
No, nothing really upsets me.
I don't get fat, I get skinny.
Hair has always been important.
I can be a better me than anyone can.
One thing you cannot control is nature.
If I'm with a man I'm soft and buttery.
Being a parent is very important to me.
I have never gotten into the label thing.
You see, I've never really studied acting.
I am in prayer for his kids and the family.
When we first began, we didn't have any hits.
I even thought of adopting a child as a single mother.
If I have someone who believes in me, I can move mountains.
My children come first and the career comes in around that.
I jog and I roller-skate. I dance - that's the best exercise.
I want an autobiography without revealing any personal information.
It takes a long time to get to be a diva. I mean, you gotta work at it.
I just appreciate still having the longevity that I've had in my career.
I keep a great organiser, I try to keep my priorities in the right place.
I was brought up in this part of Detroit that they used to call the ghetto.
I look forward to the future - and going into the studio to make new music.
You can always tell where Diana Ross has been by the hair that's left behind!
I don't like to have too many makeup artists around, so I always like to do my own.
It has always been, and still is, my intention to build a playground in Central Park.
I don't know what my life would have been like if I'd never gotten into show business.
I don't think getting in and out of a limousine has anything to do with being an icon.
My family called me a wiggle tail because I was a little skinny, wiry kid full of energy.
I really think I want to live in a lot of places.I don't want possessions to hold me down.
You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself.
I don't have to sit around and wait for the next movie to come along, I can go out and sing.
Take a little time out of your busy day to give encouragement to someone who's lost their way.
I know that my fans want to know who I'm sleeping with, but it's really none of their business.
Most people are so hard to please that if they met God, they'd probably say yes, she's great, but.
The first time I heard a Billie Holiday record, I thought, 'What's so great about Billie Holiday?'
I would like to enjoy my life a little bit more so I can really have more fun, but my work is my fun.
My life has often been described as 'from rags to riches' but in fact, the Ross's were never raggedy.
My life has often been described as 'from rags to riches,' but in fact, the Rosses were never raggedy.
My name, Diana Ross, is my name and nobody should be able to use that for exploitative purposes but me.
I've never been damaged or hurt by press. It's just that I think it's unfair to use your name in media.
Either black people end up being the best in sports, or else it's show business. You know, we all got rhythm.
I listen to most everything that's out there because I need to stay aware of what's happening in the industry.
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.
Do you know where you going to? Do you like the things that life is showing you? Where are you going to? Do you know?
I think that if my voice for some reason changes - because your voice does change - then it's time for me not to sing.
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.
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
I'd traveled a lot, was going temporarily insane and became very successful, but there was no one to take that all home to.
I really, deeply believe that dreams do come true. Often, they might not come when you want them. They come in their own time.
