Quotes by Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday

American jazz musician and singer-songwriter

Lived from: 1915 - 1959

Category: Music Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 7 april 1915 Died: 17 july 1959

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  • Some men like me talkin' happy
    Some calls it snappy
    Some call me honey
    Others think I got money
    Some tell me baby you're built for speed
    Now if you put that all together
    Makes me everything a good man needs.
    Billies Blues
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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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  • Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose.
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  • Them that's got shall get
    Them that's not shall lose
    So the Bible said and it still is news
    Mama may have, Papa may have
    But God bless the child that's got his own
    That's got his own.
    God Bless The Child
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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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  • 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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  • Who love my man, I'm a liar if I say I don't
    But I'll quit my man, I'm a liar if I say I wont.
    Billies Blues
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  • Yes, the strong gets more
    While the weak ones fade
    Empty pockets don't ever make the grade
    Mama may have, Papa may have
    But God bless the child that's got his own
    That's got his own.
    God Bless The Child
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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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  • You can't copy anybody and end with anything. If you copy, it means you're working without any real feeling. No two people on earth are alike, and it's got to be that way in music or it isn't music.
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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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