Quote by Diana Ross
I think a responsibility comes with notoriety, but I never think o

I think a responsibility comes with notoriety, but I never think of it as power. Its 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. – Diana Ross

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So Im not worried about the emotions I carry with me, because Im happy that I have them I think its good for the work I do. The emotions that are not healthy are the ones you hold inside, like anger. – Diana Ross

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Anger
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With the Supremes I made so much money so fast all I wanted to do was buy clothes and pretty things. Now Im comfortable with money and its comfortable with me. – Diana Ross

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Safety
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I learned something from that. If someone asks me something that I really dont want to do, I say no. I have to trust that. And Im not afraid to talk money. – Diana Ross

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Trust
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I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasnt arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and Im going to be happy in it. – Groucho Marx

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power

Power doesnt corrupt people, people corrupt power. – William Gaddis

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power

Its being willing to walk away that gives you strength and power – if youre willing to accept the consequences of doing what you want to do. – Whoopi Goldberg

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power

The eye sees what it brings the power to see. – Thomas Carlyle

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power

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He who holds me by a thread is not strong; the thread is strong. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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All colors will agree in the dark. – Francis Bacon

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