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

Quote by Billie Holiday

Topics: Billie Holiday Quotes

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

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

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

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

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

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

No two people on earth are alike, and it's got to be that way in...

No two people on earth are alike, and it's got to be that way in...

Money, you have lots of friends hanging round the door. When it's gone and the...

Money, you have lots of friends hanging round the door. When it's gone and the...

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

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

You can be up to your boobies in white satin, with gardenias in your hair...

You can be up to your boobies in white satin, with gardenias in your hair...

Dope never helped anybody sing better or play music better or do anything better. All...

Dope never helped anybody sing better or play music better or do anything better. All...

I never had a chance to play with dolls like other kids. I started working...

I never had a chance to play with dolls like other kids. I started working...

One day a whole damn song fell into place in my head.

One day a whole damn song fell into place in my head.

I'm always making a comeback but nobody ever tells me where I've been.

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.

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

I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune to my own way of...

I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune to my own way of...

I never had a chance to play with dolls like other kids. I started working...

I never had a chance to play with dolls like other kids. I started working...

If you copy, it means you're working without any real feeling. No two people on...

If you copy, it means you're working without any real feeling. No two people on...

Singing songs like 'The Man I Love' or 'Porgy' is no more work than sitting...

Singing songs like 'The Man I Love' or 'Porgy' is no more work than sitting...

If I'm going to sing like someone else, then I don't need to sing at...

If I'm going to sing like someone else, then I don't need to sing at...

Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.

Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.

I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.

I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.

We must show that liberty is not merely one particular value but that it is...

We must show that liberty is not merely one particular value but that it is...

I hate it when I am singing a song and the artist gets the words...

I hate it when I am singing a song and the artist gets the words...