God has blessed you when he lets you believe in somebody.
BILLIE HOLIDAYI joined Count Basie’s band to make a little money and to see the world. For two years I didn’t see anything but the inside of a Blue Goose bus, and I never got to send home a quarter.
More Billie Holiday Quotes
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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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The only reason they’re out there is to see me fall into the damn orchestra pit.
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If I’m going to sing like someone else, then I don’t need to sing at all.
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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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God bless the child that’s got his own.
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Don’t threaten me with love, baby. Let’s just go walking in the rain.
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If I don’t have friends, then I ain’t nothing.
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And when you’re poor, you grow up fast.
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The difficult I’ll do right now. The impossible will take a little while.
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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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I joined Count Basie’s band to make a little money and to see the world. For two years I didn’t see anything but the inside of a Blue Goose bus, and I never got to send home a quarter.
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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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Somebody once said we never know what is enough until we know what’s more than enough.
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I never sing a song the same way twice.
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