Quotes by Billie Holiday

“I never hurt nobody but myself and that's nobody's business but my own.”

“They think they can make fuel from horse manure - now, I don't know if your car will be able to get 30 miles to the gallon, but it's sure gonna put a stop to siphoning.”

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

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

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

“There's no damn business like show business - you have to smile to keep from throwing up.”

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