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" The first time I heard a Billie Holiday record, I thought, 'What's so great about Billie Holiday?' "
Diana Ross
Time
First
Great
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" 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. "
Diana Ross
You
Sand
Power
" I think that if my voice for some reason changes - because your voice does change - then it's time for me not to sing. "
Diana Ross
Time
Change
Changes
" 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. "
Diana Ross
Lead
Sense
Heart
" 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
Me
Own
School
" 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. "
Diana Ross
People
Try
My Life
" 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. "
Diana Ross
Color
Judge
Black
" If I'm with a man I'm soft and buttery. "
Diana Ross
Man
Soft
" My children come first and the career comes in around that. "
Diana Ross
Around
Career
Come
" My travels led me to where I am today. Sometimes these steps have felt painful, difficult, but led me to greater happiness and opportunites. "
Diana Ross
Today
Happiness
Sometimes
" 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. "
Diana Ross
Money
Say
Someone
" I want an autobiography without revealing any personal information. "
Diana Ross
Personal
Without
Want
" I just appreciate still having the longevity that I've had in my career. "
Diana Ross
Longevity
Appreciate
Career
" My life has often been described as 'from rags to riches,' but in fact, the Rosses were never raggedy. "
Diana Ross
Been
Riches
Fact
" I listen to most everything that's out there because I need to stay aware of what's happening in the industry. "
Diana Ross
Listen
Everything
Because
" You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself. "
Diana Ross
End
Believe In Yourself
Know
" I don't have to sit around and wait for the next movie to come along, I can go out and sing. "
Diana Ross
Wait
Sit
Along
" You see, I've never really studied acting. "
Diana Ross
Acting
You
Studied
" Being a parent is very important to me. "
Diana Ross
Important
Me
Parent
" I don't think getting in and out of a limousine has anything to do with being an icon. "
Diana Ross
Being
Out
Think
" 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. "
Diana Ross
People
Thoughts
World
" I'd traveled a lot, was going temporarily insane and became very successful, but there was no one to take that all home to. "
Diana Ross
Traveled
Take
Successful
" 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. "
Diana Ross
My Life
Health
Family
" I don't get fat, I get skinny. "
Diana Ross
Fat
Get
Skinny
" 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. "
Diana Ross
Clothes
Money
Me
" If I have someone who believes in me, I can move mountains. "
Diana Ross
Move
Someone
I Can
" 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. "
Diana Ross
People
Yourself
Dream
" 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. "
Diana Ross
Me
Work
Think
" I know that my fans want to know who I'm sleeping with, but it's really none of their business. "
Diana Ross
Know
Fans
Want
" 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
" I look forward to the future - and going into the studio to make new music. "
Diana Ross
Going
Music
Look