Diana Ross

I have three girls, and I say the same thing to them. I'm not involved in their careers because I've learned that it's important for them to stand on their own two feet. They'll feel better and prouder of themselves if they do. ”

I learned something from that. If someone asks me something that I really don't want to do, I say no. I have to trust that. And I'm not afraid to talk money. ”

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

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

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

One thing you cannot control is nature. ”

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

The first time I heard a Billie Holiday record, I thought, 'What's so great about Billie Holiday?' ”

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. ”