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

Billie Holiday

If I don’t have friends, then I ain’t nothing.
BILLIE HOLIDAY

Friendship Myself
When Lester plays, he almost seems to be singing; one can almost hear the words.
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Hear Himself Play Singing Word
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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Feeling Horn Myself Sing Thinking
I can’t stand to sing the same song the same way two nights in succession, let alone two years or ten years.
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Myself Night Sing Song Stand
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 HOLIDAY

Children Himself Lose
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
Somebody once said we never know what is enough until we know what’s more than enough.
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Enough Known Limitation
I never hurt nobody but myself and that’s nobody’s business but my own.
BILLIE HOLIDAY

Business Hurt Myself
I’ve been told that nobody sings the word ‘hunger’ like I do.
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Hungry Myself Sing
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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Change Hate Music Myself Sing
I’m always making a comeback but nobody ever tells me where I’ve been.
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Myself Return
God bless the child that’s got his own.
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Blessing Children God Independent
I can only sing songs my way. I don’t know any other way.
BILLIE HOLIDAY

Known Myself Sing Song Way
If you think dope is for kicks and for thrills, you’re out of your mind. There are more kicks to be had in a good case of paralytic polio or by living in an iron lung.
BILLIE HOLIDAY

Goodness Mindset Thinking Yourself
I try to improvise like Les Young, Louis Armstrong or someone else I admire. What comes out is what I feel.
BILLIE HOLIDAY

Feeling Improvisation Myself
The only reason they’re out there is to see me fall into the damn orchestra pit.
BILLIE HOLIDAY

Fall Myself Reason See

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

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