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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. "

Diana Ross

Money

Happy

Father

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" 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 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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 have to sit around and wait for the next movie to come along, I can go out and sing. "

" 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. "

" One thing you cannot control is nature. "

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

" I have never gotten into the label thing. "

" 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. "

Diana Ross

Own

School

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

" No, nothing really upsets me. "

Diana Ross

Really

Nothing

" 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. "

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

Diana Ross

Kid

Because

" 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. "

" Being a parent is very important to me. "

Diana Ross

Important

Parent

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

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

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

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

" 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 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. "

" 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. "