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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. "

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

" 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. "

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

Believe In Yourself

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

" 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. "

" 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 . "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" Being a parent is very important to me. "

" One thing you cannot control is nature. "

" I'm a dreamer. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

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

" 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. "