Diahann Carroll

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

— Diahann Carroll

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

— Diahann Carroll

In the beginning, I found myself dealing with a show business dictated by male white supremacists and chauvinists. As a black female,…

— 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…

— Diahann Carroll

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

— Diahann Carroll

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

— Diahann Carroll

I suppose our lives need to be more integrated. We have white communities and black communities and white country clubs and black…

— Diahann Carroll

I am a breast cancer survivor. I was intrigued to learn how many people prefer to talk to someone if they are…

— Diahann Carroll

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

— Diahann Carroll

You have to keep your sanity as well as know how to distance yourself from it while still holding onto the reins…

— 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…

— 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…

— Diahann Carroll

I had a mom and a pop who kept telling me that I was wonderful at a very early age. So when…

— 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…

— Diahann Carroll

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

— Diahann Carroll

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

— Diahann Carroll

In the war against breast cancer, we have the ability to arm ourselves with knowledge and education is a powerful tool. By…

— Diahann Carroll