Notable/Quotable: Barbara Walters On Rosie O'Donnell Being Like Motown Diva Diana Ross

"Rosie was so used to doing a show on her own that, as I said at the time to someone, it was like Diana Ross and the Supremes, and Rosie was Diana Ross. Rosie would have been just as happy doing the show with two people behind her, or no one behind her. But all of us are better together than we are, in general, separately."

-- 79-year-old TV veteran Barbara Walters on Rosie O'Donnell causing a stir when she departed the ABC talk show 'The View.' (Los Angeles Times)

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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 18: Journalist Barbara Walters attends the Oscar De La Renta Fall 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on February 18, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Media personality Barbara Walters attends the New York Times Art and Leisure Weekend at The Times Center on January 8, 2009 in New York City..2009 New York Times Art And Leisure Weekend - "Damages" And "The View".The Times Center.New York, NY United States.January 8, 2009.Photo by Jemal Countess/WireImage.com..To license this image (16440316), contact WireImage.com

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Media personalities Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Whoopi Goldberg, Barbara Walters, Joy Behar and Sherri Sheperd attend the New York Times Art and Leisure Weekend at The Times Center on January 8, 2009 in New York City..2009 New York Times Art And Leisure Weekend - "Damages" And "The View".The Times Center.New York, NY United States.January 8, 2009.Photo by Jemal Countess/WireImage.com..To license this image (16440312), contact WireImage.com

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NEW YORK - JANUARY 08: "The View" hosts Elizabeth Hasselbeck, Whoopi Goldberg, and Barbara Walters attend the New York Times Art and Leisure Weekend at TheTimesCenter on January 8, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK - JANUARY 08: TV personality Barbara Walters attends the New York Times Art and Leisure Weekend at TheTimesCenter on January 8, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK - JANUARY 08: "The View" hosts Elizabeth Hasselbeck, Whoopi Goldberg, Barbara Walters, Joy Behar, and Sherri Shepherd attend the New York Times Art and Leisure Weekend at TheTimesCenter on January 8, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

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CHICAGO - NOVEMBER 25: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO ARCHIVING, NO RESALE) In this handout image provided by ABC NEWS, (L-R) journalist Barbara Walters interviews President-elect Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama for an ABC News special November 25, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. The special airs November 26 on ABC. (Photo by George Burns/ABC NEWS via Getty Images)

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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 13: Television personality Barbara Walters attends "Billy Elliot The Musical" on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre on November 13, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Wintrow/Getty Images)

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2008 Deaths

Odetta Holmes
"The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement" was a singer, actress, guitarist, songwriter and activist.
December 31 1930 - December 2 2008.

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Bernie Mac
Comedian, Actor
Oct. 5, 1957 - Aug. 9, 2008.

Isaac Hayes
Singer, songwriter, record producer, composer and actor.
August 20, 1942 - August 10, 2008

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Miriam Makeba, "Mama Africa"
South African folk singer and anti-apartheid activist.
March 4, 1932 - November 10, 2008.

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Jennifer Hudson's 57-year-old mother, Darnell Donerson, brother, Jason, and 7-year-old nephew, Julian King, were killed in 2008.

Shakir Stewart
The Island Def Jam executive who became head of the legendary rap label following Jay-Z's departure, killed himself on Nov. 1. He was 34 years old.

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George Carlin
Stand-up comedian, actor and author.
May 12, 1937 - June 22, 2008

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Madelyn Dunham
Barack Obama's grandmother
October 26, 1922 - Nov 3, 2008.

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Levi Stubbs
Oct. 17: The iconic lead singer, second from left, who gave voice to Four Tops classics like "Reach Out I'll Be There" and "Baby I Need Your Loving" died at 72 from complications of cancer and a stroke. Abdul Fakir, far left, is now the sole living member of the original quartet.

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Dee Dee Warwick
Oct. 18: The soul songstress died after months of declining health. Warwick, the sister of soul legend Dionne, also achieved a great deal of success, both as a solo artist as well as with her sister.

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