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…

Quote by Billie Holiday

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All dope can do for you is kill you... the long hard way. And it...

All dope can do for you is kill you... the long hard way. And it...

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...

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

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

Mom and Pop were just a couple of kids when they got married. He was...

Mom and Pop were just a couple of kids when they got married. He was...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

You've got to have something to eat and a little love in your life before...

You've got to have something to eat and a little love in your life before...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

A kiss that is never tasted, is forever and ever wasted.

A kiss that is never tasted, is forever and ever wasted.

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...

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

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.

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

You can't copy anybody and end with anything. If you copy, it means you're working...

You can't copy anybody and end with anything. If you copy, it means you're working...

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

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

They think they can make fuel from horse manure - now, I don't know if...

They think they can make fuel from horse manure - now, I don't know if...