The kid at 9 or 10 who knows who Billie Holiday is... that's the coolest thing ever. Votes: 3
Robbie RobertsonI love oldies just kind of sweet, slinky, Fifties music. The slow stuff. And Billie Holiday. Votes: 3
Nastassja KinskiIt is Billie Holiday who was, and still remains, the greatest single musical influence on me. Votes: 3
Frank SinatraWhen we were at the Apollo, Holiday was a block away. I asked her for her autograph. Votes: 3
Ella FitzgeraldI really like Billie Holiday's husky voice, and I'd definitely like to find out more about her. Votes: 3
Michelle RyanI was trying to do Billie Holiday, because she was the voice to be heard at that time. Votes: 3
Ruth BrownWhen Billie Holiday sings a song, I hear the song, but I always hear her and her truth. Votes: 3
Tom WopatI don't have to ask you where you've been, cause the matches in your purse say Holiday Inn. Votes: 3
CoolioI loved Billie Holiday more than any other person other than myself on the stage. Yeah, I do. Votes: 3
Abbey LincolnThe first time I heard a Billie Holiday record, I thought, 'What's so great about Billie Holiday?' Votes: 3
Diana RossI have been determined for the past couple of years to move away from all those Holiday programmes. Votes: 3
Jill DandoI started out Ice skating with Holiday On Ice and just got offered the part of R2 by chance. Votes: 3
Kenny BakerI started out Ice skating with 'Holiday On Ice' and just got offered the part of R2 by chance. Votes: 3
Kenny BakerMarry an orphan: you'll never have to spend boring holidays with the in-laws. Votes: 2
George CarlinChristmas is a holiday that persecutes the lonely, the frayed, and the rejected. Votes: 2
Jimmy CannonThere's something about a holiday that isn't all about how much money you spend. Votes: 2
Hilarie BurtonTo many people holidays are not voyages of discovery, but a ritual of reassurance. Votes: 2
Phillip AdamsA vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you've been taking. Votes: 2
Earl WilsonWhat I don't like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day. Votes: 2
Phyllis DillerCome, woo me, woo me, for now I am in a holiday humor, and like enough to consent. Votes: 2
William ShakespeareRome holds my psyche in balance. Whenever I'm there, it's like a holiday. Votes: 0
Giambattista ValliHalloween is my favorite holiday, and I always go all-out with my costumes. Votes: 0
Ginnifer GoodwinI absolutely adore Thanksgiving. It's the only holiday I insist on making myself. Votes: 0
Ina GartenChristmas is the antithesis of Thanksgiving. Christmas is pretty much a man-made holiday. Votes: 0
John ClaytonTheres something about a holiday that isnt all about how much money you spend. Votes: 0
Hilarie BurtonHalloween's my favorite holiday because you don't have to spend it with your family. Votes: 0
Demetri MartinIt's called the Santa Claus effect; the holiday period is traditionally a strong cycle. Votes: 0
Andrew BarrettThe only reason you don't go on holiday, is 'cause you have to spend money. Votes: 0
Karl PilkingtonThey don't mind it: its a reg'lar holiday to them - all porter and skittles. Votes: 0
Charles DickensIt couldn't last of course. They both knew it. Not the evening, Not the holiday. Votes: 0
Elizabeth NobleGrow some more weed and get medicated, everyday is a holiday so we celebrate it. Votes: 0
Wiz KhalifaMy boyfriend thinks it's crazy that I wear a different bikini every day on holiday. Votes: 0
Tamara EcclestoneWhy has there never been a holiday where peace is celebrated all throughout the world? Votes: 0
Stevie WonderEven when you take a holiday from technology, technology doesn't take a break from you. Votes: 0
Douglas CouplandNo self-respecting mother would run out of intimidations on the eve of a major holiday. Votes: 0
Erma BombeckSunny, happy with the music, no money. I'm thinking you're on holiday. Sipping yellow lemonade. Votes: 0
Alexandra StanI long to look at my holiday season with eyes that see the Christ in Christmas. Votes: 0
Ann Marie StewartA good holiday is one spent among people whose notions of time are vaguer than yours. Votes: 0
J. B. PriestleyTaking a digital holiday is a great way to start bringing balance back into your life. Votes: 0
Ian K. SmithI always love the holiday episodes, because you really get to see everybody at their best. Votes: 0
Rocky CarrollA holiday is for kindness, compassion, love, and holiness; it is not for laziness or craziness. Votes: 0
Debasish MridhaI don't think I've had a holiday in my entire life that wasn't about my dad's work. Votes: 0
Kat DenningsValentine's Day - a nice holiday because it's the first day of the rest of your wife. Votes: 0
Milton BerleI love the holiday season, almost as much as I love touching myself in front of orphans. Votes: 0
Zach BraffThis is such a special summer holiday for me. I haven't known myself so relaxed in years. Votes: 0
Kylie MinogueMost of the holiday movies I enjoy, like 'It's a Wonderful Life,' don't really involve Santa. Votes: 0
George WendtYou know that one auntie, you don't wanna be rude, ...But every holiday, nobody eatin' her food. Votes: 0
Kanye WestReality, no matter how utopian, seems to be something people need to frequently take a holiday from. Votes: 0
Aldous HuxleyI do not read SF as much as I used to. It's too much like a busman's holiday. Votes: 0
Jack L. ChalkerIn France, Christmas is a family holiday. You stay home. New Year's Eve is when you go out. Votes: 0
Alain DucasseA holiday gives one a chance to look backward and forward; to reset oneself by an inner compass. Votes: 0
May SartonI definitely am drawn to deeper reds and wine colors for lips and even cheeks during the holiday. Votes: 0
Christina HendricksThe best holiday I ever had was the first one I went on without my parents, when I was 17. Votes: 0
Joe ElliottMy idea of a beach holiday is going to New York for two weeks, just going and hanging out. Votes: 0
Bill CondonI try to get back for every holiday to see my parents. Love being home and with my family. Votes: 0
Antoniette CostaOne of the best parts of the holiday season is spending time with the special people in your life. Votes: 0
Barack ObamaChristmas is a holiday that we celebrate not as individuals nor as a nation, but as a human family. Votes: 0
Ronald ReaganBeing in Oxford can be a bit like being on holiday - there's plenty of time spent in the pub. Votes: 0
Kevin WhatelyI'd like to be able to go on holiday and not to have to hold my belly in for two whole weeks. Votes: 0
Paul McCartneyMy husband is always telling me: 'We're on holiday - we don't need to have an itinerary!' But I always want to see as much as I can. Sometimes, I come back from holiday needing a holiday. Votes: 3 Ashley Jensen
The best holiday I ever had was the first one I went on without my parents, when I was 17. Votes: 6 Joe Elliott
If I hear a record once, I usually never listen to it again. I rarely listen to music - unless it's Billie Holiday. Votes: 4 Barbra Streisand
Passover and Easter are the only Jewish and Christian holidays that move in sync, like the ice skating pairs we saw during the winter Olympics. Votes: 1 Marvin Olasky
Our concept of a family holiday was going to a guest house in the Lake district or Wales where walking was part of the holiday. Votes: 2 Roger Bannister
I have been keeping myself fit. I am going on holiday next week in the Mediterranean so that I can really unwind after the football season and have a rest. Votes: 2 David Ginola
As a company dedicated to creating fun and affordable toys for children, everyone at Ty is proud to play a small part in helping children in need have a happy holiday. We are proud to be associated with Toys for Tots and congratulate our Marines for a job well done. Votes: 3 Ty Warner
Even when you take a holiday from technology, technology doesn't take a break from you. Votes: 1 Douglas Coupland
The holiday season can be an especially trying time for our service men, women, and families. Military service and deployment create empty seats at holiday tables, religious services, and celebrations. Votes: 1 Geoff Stults
I don't fear death so much as I fear its prologues: loneliness, decrepitude, pain, debilitation, depression, senility. After a few years of those, I imagine death presents like a holiday at the beach. Votes: 1 Mary Roach
You can't copy anybody and end with anything. If you copy, it means you're working without any real feeling. Votes: 1 Billie Holiday
First impressions of mediaeval life are usually coloured by the courtly romances of Malory and his later refiners. Chaucer brings us down to reality, but his people belong to a prosperous middle-class world, on holiday and in holiday mood. Piers Plowman stands alone as a revelation of the ignorance and misery of the lower classes, whose multiplied grievances came to a head in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381. Votes: 3 William Langland
Most of the holiday movies I enjoy, like 'It's a Wonderful Life,' don't really involve Santa. Votes: 3 George Wendt
Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice. Votes: 6 Dave Barry
Halloween is the beginning of the holiday shopping season. That's for women. The beginning of the holiday shopping season for men is Christmas Eve. Votes: 3 David Letterman
I love spending time with my family and friends during the holidays, and my favorite holiday tradition would be the pozole that my mom makes almost every Christmas. It's the best! Votes: 3 Becky G
What you do on travel holiday is what your memories are based on. People want to do cool stuff, and this is what will shape your entire experience. Votes: 1 Ruzwana Bashir
Though President Grover Cleveland declared Labor Day a national holiday in 1894, the occasion was first observed on Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City. Votes: 1 Brendan I. Koerner
Christmas: It's the only religious holiday that's also a federal holiday. That way, Christians can go to their services, and everyone else can sit at home and reflect on the true meaning of the separation of church and state. Votes: 2 Samantha Bee