Billie Holiday – Quotes Crazy

In this country, dont forget, a habit is no damn private hell. Theres no solitary confinement outside of jail. A habit is hell for those you love. And in this country its the worst kind of hell for those who love you. – Billie Holiday

I cant stand to sing the same song the same way two nights in succession, let alone two years or ten years. If you can, then it aint music, its close-order drill or exercise or yodeling or something, not music. – Billie Holiday

If you think dope is for kicks and for thrills, youre out of your mind. There are more kicks to be had in a good case of paralytic polio or by living in an iron lung. If you think you need stuff to play music or sing, youre crazy. It can fix you so you cant play nothing or sing nothing. – Billie Holiday

Theres no damn business like show business – you have to smile to keep from throwing up. – Billie Holiday

Dont threaten me with love, baby. Lets just go walking in the rain. – Billie Holiday

They think they can make fuel from horse manure – now, I dont know if your car will be able to get 30 miles to the gallon, but its sure gonna put a stop to siphoning. – Billie Holiday

I never hurt nobody but myself and thats nobodys business but my own. – Billie Holiday

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

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

You can be up to your boobies in white satin, with gardenias in your hair and no sugar cane for miles, but you can still be working on a plantation. – Billie Holiday