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I thought everybody was in on the joke. But I was the joke. — Billie Joe Armstrong

It's your birthday today, so what would you say, if we turned that frown upside down — Billie Jean King

Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything's very good between us now, but it was a long haul. — Billie Jean King

Marriage isn't a 50-50 proposition very often. It's more like 100-0 one moment and 0-100 the next. — Billie Jean King

You've got to have something to eat, and a little love in your life before you can hold still for any damn body's sermon on how to behave. — Billie Holiday

I always listen, I ask children, I even ask adults in tennis, "What are your children playing?" And most of the time it's not tennis. It's pathetic. — Billie Jean King

Dont test me, Second guess me, Protest me, You will DISAPEAR! (East Jesus of Nowhere) — Billie Joe Armstrong

I like to see what future generations are thinking about. — Billie Jean King

I feel like it's really kind of a sit-down album, much in the same way I imagine Billie Holiday or someone sitting down in the studio and singing. — Lucinda Williams

The blues to me is like being very sad, very sick, going to church, being very happy ... it's sort of a mixed up thing. You just have to feel it. — Billie Holiday

Being Number One isn't everything to me, but for those few hours on the court it's way ahead of whatever's in second place. — Billie Jean King

It's important to try to get people to think about women's wellness. — Billie Jean King

When I first studied Billie Holiday's life story years ago, I admit that I was quite judgmental. — Rebecca Ferguson

I'm reading more than ever. I used to find it tedious, but now it's like my little friend - it takes my mind off things. — Billie Piper

I try to improvise like Les Young, Louis Armstrong or someone else I admire. What comes out is what I feel. — Billie Holiday

Death's not one of those things that frighten the life out of me. Getting up on stage with the curtain going up frightens me more. — Billie Whitelaw

As far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don't know if we have it. — Billie Jean King

Martina's gone with people who don't want to be out, and it drives her crazy because she'd rather be open. — Billie Jean King

Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad. — Billie Jean King

Don't threaten me with love, baby. Let's just go walking in the rain. — Billie Holiday

From the looks of it, he spent a lot of time outdoors and liked to be prepared, both big pluses in Billie's book. — Elaine Hussey

When I was outed, it was like, That's done. — Billie Jean King

Our lives can change with every breath we take. — Billie Letts

Billie and I did wonders for women's tennis. They owe me a piece of their checks. — Bobby Riggs

I think people have common sense and can tell what's real, what's right or what's wrong and work it out. — Billie Piper

Don't go into debt and don't spend a lot. It's not how much money you make, it's how much you spend. — Billie Jean King

It's just really important that we start celebrating our differences. Let's start tolerating first, but then we need to celebrate our differences. — Billie Jean King

Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It's dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great. — Billie Jean King

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

I never sing a song the same way twice. — Billie Holiday

I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune to my own way of doing it. That's all I know. — Billie Holiday

To me, it doesn't feel like it's just another rock record that somebody put out. It feels like we taped into the culture a little bit — Billie Joe Armstrong

You can't go voicing something if it's just not right. — Billie Joe Armstrong

School is practice for future life, practice makes perfect and nobody's perfect, so why practice? — Billie Joe Armstrong

If you have children, you don't want to have drugs and drinks in the house. It's just not good. — Billie Joe Armstrong

All or nothing at all. If it's love there is no in-between. Billie — Lauren Blakely

There's an honesty in our family - my kids and I are able to talk about things without me putting the fear of God into them. — Billie Joe Armstrong

Twins are so practical. It's always nice to have a spare. — Billie Burke

My brother David was a great athlete and I knew there was no way I could live up to that. — Billie Joe Armstrong

No one's really happy anyway, it's not human. — Billie Joe Armstrong

Is this your girl?" she asks, not waiting for an answer. "She's breathtaking."
"You're my new favorite person," Billie giggles. — Rebecca Harris

Billie Holiday's voice was the voice of living intensity of soul in the true sense of that greatly abused word. — Leonard Feather

Nobody leaves this band unless it's in a coffin — Billie Joe Armstrong

The principal furniture in Billie's mind was a good-sized bed. — Budd Schulberg

I never hurt nobody but myself and that's nobody's business but my own. — Billie Holiday

I will tell you King's First Law of Recognition: You never get it when you want it, and then when it comes, you get too much. — Billie Jean King

I love my friends and family, but playing, that's my DNA. — Billie Joe Armstrong

But if it's something you want, then time doesn't matter. Time doesn't matter at all. — Billie Letts

I approach playing acoustic guitar more of as a percussive instrument. It's fragile. I don't have a lot of finesse when it comes to my guitar playing. — Billie Joe Armstrong

There's nothing wrong with being a loser, it just depends on how good you are at it. — Billie Joe Armstrong

The kid at 9 or 10 who knows who Billie Holiday is ... that's the coolest thing ever. — Robbie Robertson

Music - that's been my education. There's not a day that goes by that I take it for granted. — Billie Joe Armstrong

A woman isn't as old as she thinks she is. She's as old as men think she is. — Billie Burke

If nobody can learn from the past,
then there's no point in raking it up. — Billie Holiday

I think it's impossible to judge whether another person should come out. You just hope they will on their own time and their own terms. — Billie Jean King

You don't mow another man's lawn! — Billie Joe Armstrong

Tell them that we have some good in us, too. And the only thing worth living for is the good. That's why we've got to make sure we pass it on. — Billie Letts

Bobby Riggs was one of my heroes. I admired him. That's one of the reasons I beat him - because I respected him. — Billie Jean King

When someone is in a car accident and they're driving at 100 mph, drunk, who's tape do you think his listening to at that time? Think about it. — Billie Joe Armstrong

The boy, a ten-year-old copy of the man... — Billie Letts

I did a rendition of 'Billie Jean' which is on my Soundcloud. I put it on Twitter, and it got about 3000 hits that day. — Idris Elba

I've made my own music, and the way I've always described it is Peggy Lee with an electric guitar, or Billie Holiday with some PJ Harvey in there. — Evan Rachel Wood

Champions take responsibility. When the ball is coming over the net, you can be sure I want the ball. — Billie Jean King

For some young people, their first experience ever hearing punk rock music was playing the Green Bay Packers on 'Madden'. — Billie Joe Armstrong

If I don't have friends, then I ain't got nothing. — Billie Holiday

I think we have the worst name in rock, I really do. It's the worst name in the world — Billie Joe Armstrong

I heard Davey Havok has a brand of eyeliner out now ... its AFI-liner — Billie Joe Armstrong

I think it's your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to a bitter, old bastard. — Billie Joe Armstrong

Punk will never be dead to me. It's my life. I can never just drop this lifestyle. It embodies me. — Billie Joe Armstrong

It would be great to do a rock opera, but using more low-fi technology. I love shitty-sounding records. — Billie Joe Armstrong

And in the background of Early's story was her voice. Her soul. Her sadness and longing. Because when it's raining, it's always Billie Holiday. p. 81 — Clare Vanderpool

Create your legacy, and pass the baton. — Billie Jean King

That's what the 'Doctor' is about, essentially - having that energy that you just can't understand. — Billie Piper

I'm always a work in progress. — Billie Joe Armstrong

At 62 you want to keep moving; that's important. — Billie Jean King

I've been told that nobody sings the word 'hunger' like I do. — Billie Holiday

Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of individuality. — Billie Joe Armstrong

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

We are not afraid to be entertainers. — Billie Joe Armstrong

I'm not as depressed as I used to be. The Prozac's working! — Billie Joe Armstrong

For me, losing a tennis match isn't failure, it's research. — Billie Jean King

It's fun to meet people from throughout the world who you don't have to explain yourself to. — Billie Jean King

Punk is always something that's going to be with us and to try and explain that would be stupid at this point. — Billie Joe Armstrong

It's fun until someone gets hurt ... then it's hilarious. — Billie Joe Armstrong

You don't get Billie Joe Armstrong's autograph on your forehead without following your instincts. — Gordon Korman

I really like Billie Holiday's husky voice, and I'd definitely like to find out more about her. — Michelle Ryan

People think we really look good. I think that's the biggest misconception people have. — Billie Joe Armstrong

If me and Mike Dirnt are in the same room, it's not quite right if he's not on stage with me. — Billie Joe Armstrong

There's no damn business like show business - you have to smile to keep from throwing up. — Billie Holiday

Reputation is what others think about you. What's far more important is character, because that is what you think about yourself. — Billie Jean King

I have to teach myself. I kind of wish I'd continued with my education, but that's something I can do in the future. — Billie Piper

I used to be afraid of the dark. But sometimes, it's the best place to be. Sometimes you can see things in the dark that you can't see in the light. — Billie Letts

I'm happy in the UK. I absolutely love it and I've finally got a great group of friends. I've got a lovely little flat and my work's here. — Billie Piper

The whole size zero debate is disgusting. My sister, who's 13, looks amazing - but she's already worried about her figure. — Billie Piper

The first time I heard a Billie Holiday record, I thought, 'What's so great about Billie Holiday?' — Diana Ross

Our love one's are never gone, they have just popped into another room. — Billie Jean King

Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose. — Billie Holiday

If I hear a record once, I usually never listen to it again. I rarely listen to music - unless it's Billie Holiday. — Barbra Streisand

Mom and Pop were just a couple of kids when they got married. He was eighteen, she was sixteen and I was three. — Billie Holiday

Age doesn't matter, unless you're cheese. — Billie Burke