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Yes, the strong gets more
While the weak ones fade
Empty pockets don't ever make the grade
Mama may have, Papa may have
But God bless the child that's got his own
That's got his own.

— Billie Holiday

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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.

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

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

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

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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!

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