"The whole basis of my singing is feeling. Unless I feel something, I can't sing."

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Source : Billie Holiday, William Dufty (2011). “Lady Sings the Blues: The 50th-Anniversay Edition with a Revised Discography”, p.163, Broadway Books

Billie Holiday

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“When people ask me really stupid questions or get it really wrong, I feel embarrassed for them. I don't really feel angry at them.”
“A U.N. study claims the happiest country in the world is Switzerland. When asked why they're so happy, Swiss people couldn't answer because their hands were counting money and their mouths were full of chocolate.”
“It's ill-becoming for an old broad to sing about how bad she wants it. But occasionally we do.”
“The word infrastructure means nothing to the majority of people of America. We have to come up with a sexier word than infrastructure. So the key thing is that you have to go out and promote and market this the right way like with everything in policy.”
“Call me Diana, not Princess Diana.”
“There's a misconception about teamwork. Teamwork is the ability to have different thoughts about things; it's the ability to argue and stand up and say loud and strong what you feel. But in the end, it's also the ability to adjust to what is the best for the team.”

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“Ministry in no way is a privilege...it is the core of the Christian life. No Christian is a Christian without being a minister.”
“The reason why Christ is unknown today is because His Mother is unknown.”

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