Quotes By 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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Either black people end up being the best in sports, or else it is show business. You know, we all got rhythm.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

I don't think getting in and out of a limousine has anything to do with being an icon.