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The whole basis of my singing is feeling. Unless I feel something, I can’t sing.

Billie Holiday

I’m always making a comeback but nobody ever tells me where I’ve been.
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Myself Return
Somebody once said we never know what is enough until we know what’s more than enough.
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Enough Known Limitation
Don’t threaten me with love, baby. Let’s just go walking in the rain.
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Love Rain Threat Walk
I can’t stand to sing the same song the same way two nights in succession. If you can, then it ain’t music, it’s close order drill, or exercise or yodeling or something, not music.
BILLIE HOLIDAY

Exercise Myself Night Sing Stand
I never sing a song the same way twice.
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Myself Sing Song
I never had a chance to play with dolls like other kids. I started working when I was six years old.
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Chance Myself Play Work
When you sing, always tell the truth.
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Sing Truth Yourself
The difficult I’ll do right now. The impossible will take a little while.
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Difficult Impossible Inspirational Myself Right
There’s no damn business like show business – you have to smile to keep from throwing up.
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Business Smile Throw Yourself
I can’t stand to sing the same song the same way two nights in succession, let alone two years or ten years.
BILLIE HOLIDAY

Myself Night Sing Song Stand
Sometimes it’s worse to win a fight than to lose.
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Fight Lose Time Win Worst
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

Hard Kill Love Yourself
You can’t copy anybody and end with anything. If you copy, it means you’re working without any real feeling.
BILLIE HOLIDAY

End Feeling Reality Work Yourself
Don’t be in such a hurry.
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Hurry One Liner Patience Time
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

Love Myself Sing Work
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

Body Eat Life Love Yourself

The whole basis of my singing is feeling. Unless I feel something, I can’t sing.

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The whole basis of my singing is feeling. Unless I feel something, I can’t sing.

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