For some reason, my main movie, Lady Sings the Blues, to me really isn't me. I really can let go of Diana Ross when I see the movie. I'm really objective when I'm watching it. I liked that movie so much. That movie was like magic so that when I'm looking at it I'm really not seeing myself, I'm seeing the actress. I'm seeing another person, not the me of me.

Diana Ross

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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.

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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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I really, deeply believe that dreams do come true. Often, they might not come when you want them. They come in their own time.

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Take a little time out of your busy day to give encouragement to... by Diana Ross

Take a little time out of your busy day to give encouragement to someone who's lost their way.

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Most people are so hard to please that if they met God, they'd pr... by Diana Ross

Most people are so hard to please that if they met God, they'd probably say yes, she's great, but.

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It takes a long time to get to be a diva. I mean, you gotta work... by Diana Ross

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

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You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just ne... by Diana Ross

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

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

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I have a lust for life. by Diana Ross

I have a lust for life.

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Discipline is a necessary tool to help you get what you want in life. It forces you to stay on center and to move away from the things that are not necessary.

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I can be a better me than anyone can. by Diana Ross

I can be a better me than anyone can.

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

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

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If we hold on together by Diana Ross

If we hold on together

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You can always tell where Diana Ross has been by the hair that's... by Diana Ross

You can always tell where Diana Ross has been by the hair that's left behind!

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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.

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It's easier for me to sit with the producers and the writers and I give them my feelings and my thoughts and what I think I feel like singing about and then they go away and write it.

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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.

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One thing you cannot control is nature. by Diana Ross

One thing you cannot control is nature.

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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.

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I lived on the north side of Detroit. Right down the street from me there was a young man by the name of Smokey Robinson. I was very proud to live down the street from him because he was our only celebrity in town. He was singing with the Miracles.

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