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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Although they might not admit it, I think girls are very aware of the impact that they're having. But they never feel it themselves, and it's impossible to explain. It's like trying to tell a blind person what yellow is.
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Get the big idea and all else follows.
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You start out performing because it's fun, then you learn more things and you want to do more than go "Na-na-na-na" on a stage. The production end is interesting, writing is interesting, and you learn to coordinate all these things.
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Do what you can, with what you have and do it now!
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People who cover Apple figured this racket out a long time ago, which is that if you become cozy with Apple and never criticize them, they will give you some access.
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I've been told that nobody sings the word 'hunger' like I do. Or the word 'love.'
