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God bless the child that’s got his own.

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
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
I can only sing songs my way. I don’t know any other way.
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Known Myself Sing Song Way
And when you’re poor, you grow up fast.
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Fast Growth Poor Yourself
I try to improvise like Les Young, Louis Armstrong or someone else I admire. What comes out is what I feel.
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Feeling Improvisation 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
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
Don’t be in such a hurry.
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Hurry One Liner Patience Time
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
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.
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Children Himself Lose
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
The difficult I’ll do right now. The impossible will take a little while.
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Difficult Impossible Inspirational Myself Right
One day a whole damn song fell into place in my head.
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Day Head Lyrics Myself Place
Sometimes it’s worse to win a fight than to lose.
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Fight Lose Time Win Worst
If nobody can learn from the past, then there’s no point in raking it up.
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Learning Past Point
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.
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Country Forget Hell Love Privacy Yourself

God bless the child that’s got his own.

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