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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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

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