Diana Ross Quotes

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

— Diana Ross

“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

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

“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

“I want an autobiography without revealing any personal information.”

— Diana Ross

It's the first time I have returned to my roots - like going back to be a trio. The fans really wanted me to go back on stage and do the Supremes music, so I went about trying to make it happen. We'll go on tour in the summer.

— 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.”

— Diana Ross

“It has always been, and still is, my intention to build a playground in Central Park.”

— Diana Ross

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

— Diana Ross

“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

I even thought of adopting a child as a single mother.

— Diana Ross

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

— Diana Ross

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

— Diana Ross

“I don't get fat, I get skinny.”

— Diana Ross

“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

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

— Diana Ross

“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.”

— Diana Ross

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

— Diana Ross

“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 .”

— Diana Ross

“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.”

— Diana Ross

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

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.

— Diana Ross

“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

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

— Diana Ross

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

— Diana Ross

“I have never gotten into the label thing.”

— Diana Ross

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

— Diana Ross

“If I'm with a man I'm soft and buttery.”

— Diana Ross

“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

“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 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

“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

“You see, I've never really studied acting.”

— Diana Ross

Being a parent is very important to me.

— Diana Ross

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

— Diana Ross

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

— Diana Ross

“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

No, nothing really upsets me.

— Diana Ross

“One thing you cannot control is nature.”

— Diana Ross

“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

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

— Diana Ross

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

— Diana Ross

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

— Diana Ross

“If we hold on together
I know our dreams will never die
Dreams see us through to forever
Where clouds roll by
For you and I”

— Diana Ross

“Do you know where you going to? Do you like the things that life is showing you? Where are you going to? Do you know?”

— Diana Ross

“Hair has always been important.”

— Diana Ross

A reporter once asked me if I ever cried. I wonder if people think I'm just as hard as a rock and have no emotions at all.

— Diana Ross

“I am in prayer for his kids and the family.”

— Diana Ross

“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.”

— Diana Ross

“I don't like to have too many makeup artists around, so I always like to do my own.”

— Diana Ross