Diana Ross Quotes
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.
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I loved the world of imagination.
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The American Dream I believe in is one that provides anyone willing to work hard enough with the opportunity to succeed.
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You graduate from film school and move to Hollywood. Hollywood tells you, 'We're not the place for you to make films,' so you decide you have to make a film yourself.
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When you write, you don't have the social constraints of having people in front of you, so you talk about abstract matters.
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If you work in a public space, you have to be aware that no one is buying a ticket.
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So, two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism.
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All the women in my family are very dramatic by themselves. They make the biggest things out of nothing. I think that's where I learned a lot about being emotional.
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I was a big fan of Indiana Jones; then I realized he was kind of a fake hero. The real heroes are the people who work hard and do their stuff right, like firefighters and policemen.
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I divide criticism into two categories - one coming from those who understand music, who are worthy of being critical because they are knowledgeable about what they are saying; and then there is another category of people who would criticise you anyway, whether your work is good or bad.
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I've always been very in tune to my voice and to other people's voices and how they express themselves vocally. And I always loved accents and dialects - I collected them like stamps.
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I went to high school in Los Angeles, and I grew up riding horses, so that was kind of my life. I always wanted to act.
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I am a member of the London Library, and on almost every single job I do, there is some benefit to be had in going there and pulling two or three books off the shelves.
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I certainly feel that an adult woman has a right to determine what happens to her life and body.
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I think protecting your family and giving to them is so important. It's the most important achievement.
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Names, once they are in common use, quickly become mere sounds, their etymology being buried, like so many of the earth's marvels, beneath the dust of habit.
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For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.
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I realized I didn't want to be a photographer. I gave it up, but I still worked that job in the restaurant and I found myself constantly hanging out in the kitchen.
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I really like to experiment. That's the only way I can work. It's instinctive.
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Fall into your sentences; enjoy writing them. Love the world you are creating.
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Men of Virginia, countrymen of Washington, of Patrick Henry, of Jefferson, and of Madison, will ye be true to your constitutional faith?
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NRDC has helped bring hope spots to more of our shared ocean waters. We helped draft and pass a California law creating a network of underwater parks stretching from the Oregon border to the Mexican border.
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We are going to help the young talented athletes become world champions.
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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.
