Singing songs like ‘The Man I Love’ or ‘Porgy’ is no more work than sitting down and eating Chinese roast duck, and I love roast duck. Billie Holiday Read Quote
I never had a chance to play with dolls like other kids. I started working when I was six years old. Billie Holiday Read Quote
I don’t think I missed a single picture Billie Dove ever made. I was crazy for her. I tried to do my hair like her, and eventually, I borrowed her name. Billie Holiday Read Quote
Mom and Pop were just a couple of kids when they got married. He was eighteen, she was sixteen and I was three. Billie Holiday Read Quote
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. Billie Holiday Read Quote
There’s no damn business like show business – you have to smile to keep from throwing up. Billie Holiday Read Quote
In this country, don’t forget, a habit is no damn private hell. There’s no solitary confinement outside of jail. A habit is hell for those you love. And in this country it’s the worst kind of hell for those who love you. Billie Holiday Read Quote
I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune to my own way of doing it. That’s all I know. Billie Holiday Read Quote
