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" I don't get fat, I get skinny. "

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" I'm a dreamer. "

" I don't have to sit around and wait for the next movie to come along, I can go out and sing. "

" 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. "

" I think that if my voice for some reason changes - because your voice does change - then it's time for me not to sing. "

" I know that my fans want to know who I'm sleeping with, but it's really none of their business. "

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

" People don't know about the human part of me that really cares about the world. For instance, I don't know what I feel about wearing my furs anymore. I worked so hard to have a fur coat, and I don't want to wear it anymore because I'm so wrapped up in the animals. I have real deep thoughts about it because I care about the world and nature. "

" I was looking at making a shift in my career. I've been so blessed I'd like to be able to give that back. If I could find young artists, young performers I can nurture to have a career I would really like that. "

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

" I don't judge people by their sexual orientation or the color of their skin, so I find it really hard to identify someone by saying that they're a gay person or a black person or a Jewish person. "

" My family called me a wiggle tail because I was a little skinny, wiry kid full of energy. "

" 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. "

" One thing you cannot control is nature. "

" I listen to most everything that's out there because I need to stay aware of what's happening in the industry. "

" My travels led me to where I am today. Sometimes these steps have felt painful, difficult, but led me to greater happiness and opportunites. "

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

Believe In Yourself

" No, nothing really upsets me. "

" 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. "

" I'd traveled a lot, was going temporarily insane and became very successful, but there was no one to take that all home to. "

" 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. "

" 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 . "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I have never gotten into the label thing. "

" The first time I heard a Billie Holiday record, I thought, 'What's so great about Billie Holiday?' "

" You see, I've never really studied acting. "

" 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. "

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