Quotes by Diana Ross

About Diana Ross:

Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, actress, record producer and an occasional songwriter. Born and raised in Detroit, she rose to fame as a founding member and lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes, which, during the 1960s, became Motown's most successful act and is to this day America's most successful vocal group as well as one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. As part of the Supremes, Ross most notably rivaled the career of The Beatles in worldwide popularity, and her success made it possible for future African American R&B and soul acts to find mainstream success. The group set a record scoring twelve number-one hit singles on the Billboard Hot 100 including the hits "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love", "Come See About Me", "Stop! In the Name of Love", "You Can't Hurry Love", "You Keep Me Hangin' On", "Love Child" and "Someday We'll Be Together".
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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

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 lo...

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

Diana Ross

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

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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.

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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 wit...

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

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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

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

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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

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

Diana Ross

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

Diana Ross

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

Diana Ross

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

Diana Ross

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

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

Diana Ross

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

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

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Author Bio

  • NameDiana Ross
  • DescriptionAmerican vocalist, music artist and actress
  • BornMarch 26, 1944
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSinger; Actor; Musician
  • AwardsGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award