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The difficult I’ll do right now. The impossible will take a little while.

Billie Holiday

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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Hard Kill Love Yourself
And when you’re poor, you grow up fast.
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Fast Growth Poor Yourself
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
The only reason they’re out there is to see me fall into the damn orchestra pit.
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Fall Myself Reason See
Somebody once said we never know what is enough until we know what’s more than enough.
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Enough Known Limitation
If I’m going to sing like someone else, then I don’t need to sing at all.
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Myself Need Sing
Don’t be in such a hurry.
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Hurry One Liner Patience Time
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
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.
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Heart Home Lust Window
I can only sing songs my way. I don’t know any other way.
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Known Myself Sing Song Way
One day a whole damn song fell into place in my head.
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Day Head Lyrics Myself Place
When Lester plays, he almost seems to be singing; one can almost hear the words.
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Hear Himself Play Singing Word
God bless the child that’s got his own.
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Blessing Children God Independent
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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Feeling Happiness Sadness Yourself
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.
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Love Myself Sing Work

The difficult I’ll do right now. The impossible will take a little while.

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