It takes a long time to get to be a diva. I mean, you gotta work at it.

You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You've got to get out there and make it happen for yourself.

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

Take a little time out of your busy day to give encouragement to someone who's lost their way.

Most people are so hard to please that if they met God, they'd probably say yes, she's great, but.

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

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

I can be a better me than anyone can.

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

You can always tell where Diana Ross has been by the hair that's left behind!

She lives like tomorrow isn't coming and yesterday never happened.

Attitude determines how the “inner battle” is won.

To ease the pain, erase the anger.

Where a man does his best with only moderate powers, he will have the advantage over negligent superiority.

I have, in some ways, saved characters that have been marginalized by society by playing them - and having them still have dignity and still survive, still get through it.

You can't make people stop loving each other just because a law says it's wrong.

I'm not a big believer in our copyright laws; I find them way too restrictive.

It is difficult for people of advanced years to start remembering they must die. It is best to form the habit while young.

He robs present ills of their power who has perceived their coming beforehand.

In a relationship each person should support the other; they should lift each other up.