Don’t threaten me with love, baby. Let’s just go walking in the rain.
BILLIE HOLIDAYI never sing a song the same way twice.
More Billie Holiday Quotes
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God has blessed you when he lets you believe in somebody.
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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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I can only sing songs my way. I don’t know any other way.
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One day a whole damn song fell into place in my head.
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When you sing, always tell the truth.
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A kiss that is never tasted, is forever and ever wasted.
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I never sing a song the same way twice.
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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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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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If I’m going to sing like someone else, then I don’t need to sing at all.
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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 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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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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