A kiss that is never tasted, is forever and ever wasted.
BILLIE HOLIDAYOne day a whole damn song fell into place in my head.
More Billie Holiday Quotes
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If I don’t have friends, then I ain’t nothing.
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God bless the child that’s got his own.
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And when you’re poor, you grow up fast.
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The only reason they’re out there is to see me fall into the damn orchestra pit.
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People don’t understand the kind of fight it takes to record what you want to record the way you want to record it.
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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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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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When Lester plays, he almost seems to be singing; one can almost hear the words.
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The whole basis of my singing is feeling. Unless I feel something, I can’t sing.
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Don’t be in such a hurry.
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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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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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If nobody can learn from the past, then there’s no point in raking it up.
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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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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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