Lady Sings the Blues: The 50th-Annivers...
A source page for quotes linked to Billie Holiday.
“God has blessed you when he lets you believe in somebody.”
“Don't threaten me with love, baby. Let's just go walking in the rain.”
“I never hurt nobody but myself and that's nobody's business but my own.”
“If I'm going to sing like someone else, then I don't need to sing at all.”
“One day a whole damn song fell into place in my head.”
“I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune to my own way of doing it. That's all I know.”
“If nobody can learn from the past, then there's no point in raking it up.”
“I've been told that nobody sings the word 'hunger' like I do.”
“I'm always making a comeback but nobody ever tells me where I've been.”
“Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose.”
“The difficult I'll do right now. The impossible will take a little while.”
“Somebody once said we never know what is enough until we know what's more than enough.”
“The whole basis of my singing is feeling. Unless I feel something, I can't sing.”
“The only reason they're out there is to see me fall into the damn orchestra pit.”
“When Lester plays, he almost seems to be singing; one can almost hear the words.”
“There's no damn business like show business - you have to smile to keep from throwing up.”