All dope can do for you is kill you… the long hard way. And it can kill the people you love right along with you.
BILLIE HOLIDAYLove is like a faucet, it turns off and on.
More Billie Holiday Quotes
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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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There’s no damn business like show business – you have to smile to keep from throwing up.
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When Lester plays, he almost seems to be singing; one can almost hear the words.
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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 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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The blues to me is like being very sad, very sick, going to church, being very happy … it’s sort of a mixed up thing. You just have to feel it.
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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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Dope never helped anybody sing better or play music better or do anything better. All dope can do for you is kill you – and kill you the long, slow, hard way.
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I’ve been told that nobody sings the word ‘hunger’ like I do.
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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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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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The whole basis of my singing is feeling. Unless I feel something, I can’t sing.
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Lust may be in the heart, though it be not seen by others; as guests may be in the house, though they look not out at the windows.
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