Quotes from 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

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.

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

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.

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

I don't get fat, I get skinny.

All my gowns have trains on them. I make a train that goes on forever. I love long trains and then I stand there and twirl around and wrap myself up in it.

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.

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

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

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.

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

I have never gotten into the label thing.

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.

I spend too much money on my sets and my gowns. I think the presentation is important. I don't think people want to see the old show all the time.

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.

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

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.

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

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 .

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

No, nothing really upsets me.

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.