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

Quote by Billie Holiday

Topics: Memory Quotes, Parents Quotes, Problems Quotes

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

In this country, don't forget, a habit is no damn private hell. There's no solitary...

In this country, don't forget, a habit is no damn private hell. There's no solitary...

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

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

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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'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...

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...

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...

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.