Quotes & anectdotes from
the wise,
the foolish,
the courageous &
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Billie Holiday Pop musician

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Apr 7, 1915
  • Died: Jul 17, 1959

Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer, songwriter, and actress. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo.

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

smile

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

love

I never hurt nobody but myself and that's nobody's business but my own.

business

Mom and Pop were just a couple of kids when they got married. He was eighteen, she was sixteen and I was three.

motherhood

Don't threaten me with love, baby. Let's just go walking in the rain.

love