No two people on earth are alike, and it's got to be that way in music or it isn't music.

Quote by Billie Holiday

Topics: Billie Holiday Quotes

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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'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 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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...