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" 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. "

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

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

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

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

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

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

" I'm not really a songwriter - I'm an interpreter. So in a sense I am an actress first and foremost. I act out the songs, and I lead with my heart. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

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

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" I have never gotten into the label thing. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "