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No two people on earth are alike, and it's got to be that way in music or it isn't music.

~Billie Holiday

Topics: Alike Earth Got Music People Two Two People Way

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Somebody once said we never know what is enough until we know what's more than enough.

~Billie Holiday

Topics: Enough Know More Never Once Said Somebody Than Until

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Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose.

~Billie Holiday

Topics: Fight Lose Sometimes Than Win Worse

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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.

~Billie Holiday

Topics: Chance Dolls Had Kids Like Never Old Other Other Kids Play Six Started Working Years

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There's no damn business like show business - you have to smile to keep from throwing up.

~Billie Holiday

Topics: Business Damn Keep Like Show Show Business Smile Throwing Up You

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People don't understand the kind of fight it takes to record what you want to record the way you want to record it.

~Billie Holiday

Topics: Fight Kind People Record Takes Understand Want Way You

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Love is like a faucet, it turns off and on.

~Billie Holiday

Topics: Like Love Love Is Off Turns

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If I don't have friends, then I ain't got nothing.

~Billie Holiday

Topics: Friends Got Nothing Then

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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.

~Billie Holiday

Topics: Able Car Fuel Gallon Get Gonna Horse Know Make Manure Miles Now Put Stop Sure Think Will Your

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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

Topics: Chinese Down Duck Eating Like Love Man More Roast Singing Sitting Songs Than Work I Love

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: April 7th, 1915

Died: July 17th, 1959

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