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I don't think I ever sing the...

I don't think I ever sing the same way twice. The blues is sort of a mixed-up thing. You just have to feel it. Anything I do sing is part of my life.

Billie Holiday 100 quotes

People don't understand the k...

People don't understand the kind of fight it takes to record what you want to record the way you want to record it.

Billie Holiday 100 quotes

Don't threaten me with love, ...

Don't threaten me with love, baby. Let's just go walking in the rain.

Billie Holiday 100 quotes

Somebody once said we never k...

Somebody once said we never know what is enough until we know what's more than enough.

Billie Holiday 100 quotes

I'm always making a comeback ...

I'm always making a comeback but nobody ever tells me where I've been.

Billie Holiday 100 quotes

Mom and Pop were just a coupl...

Mom and Pop were just a couple of kids when they got married. He was eighteen, she was sixteen and I was three.

Billie Holiday 100 quotes

They think they can make fuel...

They think they can make fuel from horse manure - now, I don't know if your car will be able to get 30 miles to the gallon, but it's sure gonna put a stop to siphoning.

Billie Holiday 100 quotes

In this country, don't forget...

In this country, don't forget, a habit is no damn private hell. There's no solitary confinement outside of jail. A habit is hell for those you love. And in this country it's the worst kind of hell for those who love you.

Billie Holiday 100 quotes

You've got to have something ...

You've got to have something to eat and a little love in your life before you can hold still for any damn body's sermon on how to behave.

Billie Holiday 100 quotes

If I'm going to sing like som...

If I'm going to sing like someone else, then I don't need to sing at all.

Billie Holiday 100 quotes

If I don't have friends, then...

If I don't have friends, then I ain't got nothing.

Billie Holiday 100 quotes

There's no damn business like...

There's no damn business like show business - you have to smile to keep from throwing up.

Billie Holiday 100 quotes

You can't copy anybody and en...

You can't copy anybody and end with anything. If you copy, it means you're working without any real feeling.

Billie Holiday 100 quotes

Singing songs like 'The Man I...

Singing songs like 'The Man I Love' or 'Porgy' is no more work than sitting down and eating Chinese roast duck, and I love roast duck.

Billie Holiday 100 quotes

I never hurt nobody but mysel...

I never hurt nobody but myself and that's nobody's business but my own.

Billie Holiday 100 quotes

I don't think I missed a sing...

I don't think I missed a single picture Billie Dove ever made. I was crazy for her. I tried to do my hair like her, and eventually, I borrowed her name.

Billie Holiday 100 quotes

The only reason they're out t...

The only reason they're out there is to see me fall into the damn orchestra pit.

Billie Holiday 100 quotes

All dope can do for you is ki...

All dope can do for you is kill you... the long hard way. And it can kill the people you love right along with you.

Billie Holiday 100 quotes

Lust may be in the heart, tho...

Lust may be in the heart, though it be not seen by others; as guests may be in the house, though they look not out at the windows.

Billie Holiday 100 quotes

If nobody can learn from the ...

If nobody can learn from the past,
then there's no point in raking it up.

Billie Holiday 100 quotes

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