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" One thing you cannot control is nature. "

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

Believe In Yourself

" 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. "

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

" Being a parent is very important to me. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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 have never gotten into the label thing. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" It takes a long time to get to be a diva. I mean, you gotta work at it. "

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

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

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