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.

Quote by Diana Ross

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I majored in fashion design in school, and I have always wanted to design my...

I majored in fashion design in school, and I have always wanted to design my...

I was looking at making a shift in my career. I've been so blessed I'd...

I was looking at making a shift in my career. I've been so blessed I'd...

I know that my fans want to know who I'm sleeping with, but it's really...

I know that my fans want to know who I'm sleeping with, but it's really...

You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream....

You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream....

Criticism, even when you try to ignore it, can hurt. I have cried over many...

Criticism, even when you try to ignore it, can hurt. I have cried over many...

Years ago I wanted to buy an apartment in New York City. I was a...

Years ago I wanted to buy an apartment in New York City. I was a...

I have three girls, and I say the same thing to them. I'm not involved...

I have three girls, and I say the same thing to them. I'm not involved...

I'm a parent, and I try to take care of my health and keep my...

I'm a parent, and I try to take care of my health and keep my...

I try to choose the songs that really are basically coming from my heart. I...

I try to choose the songs that really are basically coming from my heart. I...

I think a responsibility comes with notoriety, but I never think of it as power....

I think a responsibility comes with notoriety, but I never think of it as power....

I don't judge people by their sexual orientation or the color of their skin, so...

I don't judge people by their sexual orientation or the color of their skin, so...

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

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

With the Supremes I made so much money so fast all I wanted to do...

With the Supremes I made so much money so fast all I wanted to do...

Just because I have my standards they think I'm a bitch.

Just because I have my standards they think I'm a bitch.

My father worked hard, but we were still very poor; and I didn't want anybody...

My father worked hard, but we were still very poor; and I didn't want anybody...

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

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

I learned something from that. If someone asks me something that I really don't want...

I learned something from that. If someone asks me something that I really don't want...

It's the first time I have returned to my roots - like going back to...

It's the first time I have returned to my roots - like going back to...

So I'm not worried about the emotions I carry with me, because I'm happy that...

So I'm not worried about the emotions I carry with me, because I'm happy that...

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

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