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 HOLIDAYI 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.
More Billie Holiday Quotes
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Don’t be in such a hurry.
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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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I never sing a song the same way twice.
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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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And when you’re poor, you grow up fast.
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I never hurt nobody but myself and that’s nobody’s business but my own.
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Don’t threaten me with love, baby. Let’s just go walking in the rain.
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You can be up to your boobies in white satin, with gardenias in your hair and no sugar cane for miles, but you can still be working on a plantation.
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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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The whole basis of my singing is feeling. Unless I feel something, I can’t sing.
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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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When you sing, always tell the truth.
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If I don’t have friends, then I ain’t nothing.
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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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I’m always making a comeback but nobody ever tells me where I’ve been.
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