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"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."
"I just appreciate still having the longevity that I've had in my career."
"I know that my fans want to know who I'm sleeping with, but it's really none of their business."
"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."
"I even thought of adopting a child as a single mother."
"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."
"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."
"People can take your name and write a book about you and they make money off of it. How is the public supposed to know you're not authorizing that book? As soon as you make a big stink about it it only makes the book sell more."
"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 don't have to sit around and wait for the next movie to come along, I can go out and sing."
"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 always wanted to be a fashion designer and I learned costume illustration in high school. That was an incredible high school. It was more like a college. I'm moving more in that direction, just kind of merchandising my name."
"My life has often been described as 'from rags to riches' but in fact, the Ross's were never raggedy."
"I jog and I roller-skate. I dance - that's the best exercise."
"I use Jimmy Galanos gowns for real special occasions and things - television, special occasions where I know I'm being filmed. But I never really wear his gowns on stage. My stage gowns are more costumey. There's different levels of things that I wear.I would never wear my stage gowns to a party."
"My name, Diana Ross, is my name and nobody should be able to use that for exploitative purposes but me."
"I have such memories; I keep thinking about all the people I worked with. I was in the recording studio and I was talking to one of the engineers who is 24 and they don't know these people. They just absolutely don't know the people and it just tickles me. I don't feel like I've grown up."
"It tickles me, my daughter said that to me. She said, "Mommie, why is it that every time they say your name they put your age right behind it?""
"I would like to enjoy my life a little bit more so I can really have more fun, but my work is my fun."
"I want to go Africa. I want to go to China. There are some places I want to go not to work, but to really explore and to see for my own education."