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

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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. "

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

" 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 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. "

" 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 have never gotten into the label thing. "

" One thing you cannot control is nature. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

Believe In Yourself

" I don't think getting in and out of a limousine has anything to do with being an icon. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Being a parent is very important to me. "

" I even thought of adopting a child as a single mother. "

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

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

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