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" 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. "

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" I learned something from that. If someone asks me something that I really don't want to do, I say no. I have to trust that. And I'm not afraid to talk money. "

Diana Ross

Money

Say

Someone

" I try to choose the songs that really are basically coming from my heart. I think that through the songs that I select, people know what's going on in my life. "

" 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 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. "

Diana Ross

Kid

Because

" It has always been, and still is, my intention to build a playground in Central Park. "

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

" 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. "

Diana Ross

Love

Strength

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

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

" No, nothing really upsets me. "

Diana Ross

Really

Nothing

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

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

" 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 . "

" I have never gotten into the label thing. "

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

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

Diana Ross

Part

Ghetto

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I look forward to the future - and going into the studio to make new music. "

" 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. "

Diana Ross

Clothes

Money

" 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'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. "

" I want an autobiography without revealing any personal information. "

" When we first began, we didn't have any hits. "

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

" My children come first and the career comes in around that. "

" I just appreciate still having the longevity that I've had in my career. "

" I think a responsibility comes with notoriety, but I never think of it as power. It's more like something you hold, like grains of sand. If you keep your hand closed, you can have it and possess it, but if you open your fingers in any way, you can lose it just as quickly. "