Them that’s got shall get, Them that’s not shall lose. So the Bible says, And it still is news. Mama may have, Papa may have, But God bless the child that’s got his own.
BILLIE HOLIDAYWhen Lester plays, he almost seems to be singing; one can almost hear the words.
More Billie Holiday Quotes
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New Orleans is the only city in the world you go in to buy a pair of nylon stockings they want to know your head size.
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If I’m going to sing like someone else, then I don’t need to sing at all.
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You can’t copy anybody and end with anything. If you copy, it means you’re working without any real feeling.
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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.
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Mom and Pop were just a couple of kids when they got married. He was eighteen, she was sixteen and I was three.
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God has blessed you when he lets you believe in somebody.
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I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune to my own way of doing it. That’s all I know.
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And when you’re poor, you grow up fast.
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The blues to me is like being very sad, very sick, going to church, being very happy … it’s sort of a mixed up thing. You just have to feel it.
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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.
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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.
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I don’t think I’m singing. I feel like I’m playing a horn, What comes out is what I feel.
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Love is like a faucet, it turns off and on.
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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.
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If nobody can learn from the past, then there’s no point in raking it up.
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