Eleanora Fagan (Billie Holiday) Quotes
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I don't care if I never see Texas again.
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In one week, I went from being a girl who owed a guy thousands of dollars - my manager Anthony was paying for my outfits, paying for my food; I was sleeping in his parents' basement - to taking meetings with every major label in America. The next morning, I had a record deal and wrote him a cheque to pay back all that money.
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It's always fun to put on bell bottoms and have your butt hanging out and hip huggers.
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There's always hunger to create because I believe that's what I do. I believe that's what I'm supposed to be doing.
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There are times when what's happening in rock is the best music in the world, and there are times when there is nothing worthwhile at all.
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Fishing is very meditative; you need to be able to give up control and cast out the line and then hope for the best, so in that way, it's quite like acting.
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The most divisive issue facing New Yorkers in 2013 is stop and frisk, a tactic used by law enforcement to stop, question, and frisk people suspected of a crime.
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I still do the same things, but it's nice. If people recognize you, generally everyone's very respectful, very lovely, but I wonder what it's like for real celebrities.
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I want less and less control with music. Just playing music without any idea of composition or writing.
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When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.
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I hate negative ads in general.
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Well, to take me from where I was, and the life I was leading, to the life I lead now with the church and with the Lord and with Jesus Christ, it's a total, total turn–around.
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I created a successful outdoor youth festival - the Liverd festival - against all good advice. It was a great way to explore and investigate social sculptures. Having that as my kind of studio, outside of a museum or precious white-cube gallery, that was a kind of education.
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I was convinced that the only thing I wanted to do ever - was write novels.
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I have a lot of successful musician pals, and as I get older, I find that I'm lucky to be a writer. I have great anonymity compared to musicians who sell the same number of records as I do books.
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I did grow up reading the 'Twilight' books. I feel guilty, but I was always Team Edward.
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When debts are not paid because they cannot be paid, the best thing to do is not talk about them, and shuffle the cards again.
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We're all continuing to grow up and get better as musicians, and the chemistry as a band continues to deepen.
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I am a long-time hide-behind-the-sofa-in-the-early-Doctor Who-in-the-1960s fan.
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If people decide thin is out, the fashion industry won't have thin models anymore. Have you spent time with fashion people? They are ruthless. They want money. And the one thing they know is people want clothes to cover their bodies. Unfortunately, most people aren't comfortable with their bodies.
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I was very disappointed with the road trip. We had players injured and our team was not competing as hard as it could. The injuries hurt our team morale.
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We sold OkCupid to Match in January of 2011. In September of 2012, I became CEO of all of Match, which is the operating segment of IAC that contains all of the dating properties.
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It is not Christianity, but priestcraft that has subjected woman as we find her.
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I've been told that nobody sings the word 'hunger' like I do. Or the word 'love.'
