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No two people on earth are alike, and it's got to be that way in music or it isn't music.

— Billie Holiday Lady Sings the Blues (1956)

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I've been told that nobody sings the word "hunger" like I do. Or the word "love."

Lady Sings the Blues (1956)

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

Lady Sings the Blues (1956)

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

Lady Sings the Blues (1956)

I'll never regret the years I'm giving, they're easy to give when you're in love, and I'm so in love!

You can be up to your boobies in white satin, with gardenias in your hair and no sugar cane for miles, but you can still be working on a plantation.

Lady Sings the Blues (1956)

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