Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer, songwriter, and actress. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo.
There's no damn business like show business - you have to smile to keep from throwing up. smile
I never hurt nobody but myself and that's nobody's business but my own. business
Love is like a faucet, it turns off and on. love
Mom and Pop were just a couple of kids when they got married. He was eighteen, she was sixteen and I was three. motherhood
Don't threaten me with love, baby. Let's just go walking in the rain. love
Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 quotes from Robert Browning
22 quotes from Robert Browning
A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 more views from Honore de Balzac
53 more views from Honore de Balzac
With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 other quotes from Isadora Duncan
5 other quotes from Isadora Duncan
The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 other quotes from Henry Ward Beecher
58 other quotes from Henry Ward Beecher