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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diahann-carroll/i-ve-spent-about-that-amount-of-time-trying-to-tell-the-public-that/)

[Diahann Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diahann-carroll/)

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## More by Diahann Carroll

> [I have a line of clothing at J.C. Penney's... and I'm lucky to be affiliated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diahann-carroll/i-have-a-line-of-clothing-at-j-c-penney-s-and-i-m-lucky-to-be/)

[Diahann Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diahann-carroll/)

> [I considered Nat King Cole to be a friend and, in many ways, a mentor. He always had words of profound advice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diahann-carroll/i-considered-nat-king-cole-to-be-a-friend-and-in-many-ways-a-mentor/)

[Diahann Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diahann-carroll/)

> [In the beginning, I found myself dealing with a show business dictated by male white supremacists and chauvinists. As a black female, I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diahann-carroll/in-the-beginning-i-found-myself-dealing-with-a-show-business-dictated/)

[Diahann Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diahann-carroll/)

> [The lesson that I would hope everyone would learn quite early in their career is don't take it personally. Whatever it is that happens,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diahann-carroll/the-lesson-that-i-would-hope-everyone-would-learn-quite-early-in/)

[Diahann Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diahann-carroll/)

> [I hope that there are no persons that would want to think ill of me in any direction or any behavior.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diahann-carroll/i-hope-that-there-are-no-persons-that-would-want-to-think-ill-of-me/)

[Diahann Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diahann-carroll/)

> [If you're not invited to the party, throw your own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diahann-carroll/if-you-re-not-invited-to-the-party-throw-your-own/)

[Diahann Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diahann-carroll/)

> [I suppose our lives need to be more integrated. We have white communities and black communities and white country clubs and black country clubs.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diahann-carroll/i-suppose-our-lives-need-to-be-more-integrated-we-have-white/)

[Diahann Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diahann-carroll/)

> [I am a breast cancer survivor. I was intrigued to learn how many people prefer to talk to someone if they are familiar with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diahann-carroll/i-am-a-breast-cancer-survivor-i-was-intrigued-to-learn-how-many/)

[Diahann Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diahann-carroll/)

> [With any president it is difficult to predict how the world will be effected by his presence in the white house.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diahann-carroll/with-any-president-it-is-difficult-to-predict-how-the-world-will-be/)

[Diahann Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diahann-carroll/)

> [You have to keep your sanity as well as know how to distance yourself from it while still holding onto the reins tightly. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diahann-carroll/you-have-to-keep-your-sanity-as-well-as-know-how-to-distance-yourself/)

[Diahann Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diahann-carroll/)

> [Whenever you're on television, there's a responsibility to look timeless. I worked with the masters of film, fashion and beauty. I took their words…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diahann-carroll/whenever-you-re-on-television-there-s-a-responsibility-to-look/)

[Diahann Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diahann-carroll/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diahann-carroll/i-ve-spent-about-that-amount-of-time-trying-to-tell-the-public-that/)

[Diahann Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diahann-carroll/)

> [I had a mom and a pop who kept telling me that I was wonderful at a very early age. So when someone said…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diahann-carroll/i-had-a-mom-and-a-pop-who-kept-telling-me-that-i-was-wonderful-at-a/)

[Diahann Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diahann-carroll/)

> [As soon as my mother saw my father, she said, "Oh! I think I'm gonna marry that man." That's the reason I've been married…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diahann-carroll/as-soon-as-my-mother-saw-my-father-she-said-oh-i-think-i-m-gonna/)

[Diahann Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diahann-carroll/)

> [I think if you work in television everyday, and you must be privy to everything happening in television, then do so.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diahann-carroll/i-think-if-you-work-in-television-everyday-and-you-must-be-privy-to/)

[Diahann Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diahann-carroll/)

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