A kiss that is never tasted, is forever and ever wasted.
BILLIE HOLIDAYIf I’m going to sing like someone else, then I don’t need to sing at all.
More Billie Holiday Quotes
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The whole basis of my singing is feeling. Unless I feel something, I can’t sing.
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When you sing, always tell the truth.
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Don’t threaten me with love, baby. Let’s just go walking in the rain.
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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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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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Don’t be in such a hurry.
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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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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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One day a whole damn song fell into place in my head.
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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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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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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.
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I’ve been told that nobody sings the word ‘hunger’ like I do.
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If nobody can learn from the past, then there’s no point in raking it up.
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I’m always making a comeback but nobody ever tells me where I’ve been.
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