Quote by Beth Ditto
Aretha Franklin was a teenage mom, a musician who came from an inc

Aretha Franklin was a teenage mom, a musician who came from an incredibly Christian background, but there was a lot of love, which is really inspiring in a feminist way. – Beth Ditto

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I was brought up by a single mom in a poor town in Arkansas and while some aspects of small-town life were really positive – like the fact that everyone there is really sweet and hospitable – there is also this close-minded mentality, and that naturally made me want to rebel. – Beth Ditto

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mom
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I think its really cool that there are people like Adele on the cover of Vogue and Rolling Stone, and like I think its really important that people are talking about your body, because if they dont, then youll never be able to break that barrier. – Beth Ditto

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cool
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For me the greatest revenge of all is having a happy adulthood, waking up in my gorgeous turquoise bedroom in the morning beside a person who really inspires me. Thats the best revenge a girl-loving girl from the Bible belt could possibly have. And, importantly, its healthy. – Beth Ditto

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This is the place where anybody – like an African American kid raised by a single mom – can be president. – Jennifer M. Granholm

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I was serious about ballet for a long time, but my mom got me into tap and jazz and modern and hip-hop, and I was one of those over-lessoned children. – Greta Gerwig

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I told my mom I would graduate. I owe that much to her and myself. – Carmelo Anthony

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Im named after a horse. My moms best friend had a horse named Brooke, so my dad suggested Brooklyn as a more formal version, and it just stuck – and now I live in Brooklyn part-time, so go figure. – Brooklyn Decker

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