Diahann Carroll Quotes

#1. I hope that there are no persons that would want to think ill of me in any direction or any behavior.

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#2. If you're not invited to the party, throw your own.

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#3. I am a breast cancer survivor. I was intrigued to learn how many people prefer to talk to someone if they are familiar with their face, like an actor or a politician. So, I began traveling around the country and doing speeches.

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#4. In the war against breast cancer, we have the ability to arm ourselves with knowledge and education is a powerful tool. By taking action and doing something positive, fear is replaced with hope.

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#5. I considered Nat King Cole to be a friend and, in many ways, a mentor. He always had words of profound advice.

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#6. I've spent about that amount of time trying to tell the public that there was purpose in ... my business, my career and the roller coaster ride ... how the people I associated with worked together.

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#7. You have to keep your sanity as well as know how to distance yourself from it while still holding onto the reins tightly. That is a very difficult thing to do, but I'm learning.

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#8. With any president it is difficult to predict how the world will be effected by his presence in the white house.

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#9. I have a line of clothing at J.C. Penney's ... and I'm lucky to be affiliated.

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#10. I think if you work in television everyday, and you must be privy to everything happening in television, then do so.

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#11. I like to think I opened doors for other women, although that wasn't my original intention.

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