If I'm going to sing like someone else, then I don't need to sing at all.
Billie Holiday

You can't copy anybody and end with anything. If you copy, it means you're working without any real feeling.
Billie Holiday

People don't understand the kind of fight it takes to record what you want to record the way you want to record it.
Billie Holiday

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

Somebody once said we never know what is enough until we know what's more than enough.
Billie Holiday

Don't threaten me with love, baby. Let's just go walking in the rain.
Billie Holiday

I'm always making a comeback but nobody ever tells me where I've been.
Billie Holiday

In this country, don't forget, a habit is no damn private hell. There's no solitary confinement outside of jail. A habit is hell for those you love. And in this country it's the worst kind of hell for those who love you.
Billie Holiday