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I've been poor and I've been rich, and rich is better.
Bessie Smith
— Bessie Smith
Blues singer

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Attributed to
Bessie Smith
Culture / tradition
African American
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As published

Photo: Joydeep Chakraborty · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · Portrait: Carl Van Vechten, restored by Adam Cuerden (Public domain)

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