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" Being a parent is very important to me. "
Diana Ross
Important
Me
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" I keep a great organiser, I try to keep my priorities in the right place. "
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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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" My children come first and the career comes in around that. "
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" I don't think getting in and out of a limousine has anything to do with being an icon. "
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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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" 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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" It has always been, and still is, my intention to build a playground in Central Park. "
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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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" 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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" 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 family called me a wiggle tail because I was a little skinny, wiry kid full of energy. "
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" I listen to most everything that's out there because I need to stay aware of what's happening in the industry. "
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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 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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" Years ago I wanted to buy an apartment in New York City. I was a single female - I had gone through my divorce - I had three children, I was in show business and black. It was, like, impossible. "
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