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Diana Ross Biography

Diana Ernestine Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Ross rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, which, during the 1960s, became Motown's most successful act, and are the best charting girl group in US history, as well as one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. The group released a record-setting twelve number-one hit singles on the US Billboard Hot 100, including "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love", "Come See About Me", "Stop! In the Name of Love", "You Can't Hurry Love", "You Keep Me Hangin' On", "Love Child", and "Someday We'll Be Together".

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I think that if my voice for some reason changes - because your voice does change - then it's time for me not to sing.

Change, Changes, Doe, Thinking, Voice

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

Brought, Call, Detroit, Ghetto, Part, Used

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

I Can, Movie, Next, Sing, Wait, Waiting

My family called me a wiggle tail because I was a little skinny, wiry kid full of energy.

Energy, Full, Kid, Kids, Tail, Tails

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.

Detroit, Man, Men, Miracle, Names, Proud

I would like to enjoy my life a little bit more so I can really have more fun, but my work is my fun.

Enjoy, Fun, Life, Littles

I am in prayer for his kids and the family.

Family, Kids, Prayer

It seems like I don't have a lot of time for all the things I need to do. I'm spreading myself fairly thin. I have responsibilities to my children. I have a big staff that works for me. And when you have a staff, and I'm sure you know this, you're always concerned with everybody's life all the time.

Children, Fairly, Like, Needs, Responsibilities, Responsibility

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

Appreciate, Career, Careers, Having, Longevity

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

Icon, Icons, Limousine, Limousines, Think, Thinking

My problem is that people have been writing books about me. A lot of things that people write about you are incorrect, but you don't fight about it.

Book, Fight, Fighting, Incorrect, Problem, Writing

I just think Josephine Baker life story needs to be done. I think she was an extraordinary woman. To see someone who was basically a showgirl have the kind of lifestyle she had was extraordinary. I really think she made her own lifestyle.

Bakers, Basically, Needs, Showgirl, Thinking, Woman

I jog and I roller-skate. I dance - that's the best exercise.

Exercise, Best Exercise, Skates, Dance, Jog

All of a sudden I feel more womanly, I feel like I got a figure. I was always really straight up and down, the skinny one in the middle, like that poster at Elaine's of the Supremes at Lincoln Center - it was done by Joe Eula. To me that's really a reflection of the way I was. I was just like a bean pole. Now I'm getting a few curves and I like it.

Center, Curves, Like, Lincoln Center, Reflection, Womanly

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

Keep, Organiser, Priorities, Right, Right Place, Trying

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?"

Age, Daughter, Names, Say, Time

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

Aware, Happenings, Industry, Listen, Needs, Stay

I've never been damaged or hurt by press. It's just that I think it's unfair to use your name in media.

Damaged, Hurt, Media, Thinking, Use

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.

Forever, Gowns, Long, Love, Trains, Twirl

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.

Grains, Hands, Like, Quickly, Responsibility, Thinking

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