We cast away priceless time in dreams, born of imagination, fed upon illusion, and put to death by reality.
JUDY GARLANDWhen I die I have visions of fags singing ‘Over the Rainbow’ and the flag at Fire Island being flown at half mast.
More Judy Garland Quotes
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I’m the original take-orders girl.
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To let a fool kiss you is bad. To let a kiss fool you is worse. ‘Twas not my lips you kissed but my soul.
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I’ve always taken ‘The Wizard of Oz’ very seriously, you know. I believe in the idea of the rainbow. And I’ve spent my entire life trying to get over it.
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Give the people what they want and then go have a hamburger.
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Audiences have kept me alive.
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I try to bring the audience’s own drama – tears and laughter they know about – to them.
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The greatest treasures are those invisible to the eye but found by the heart.
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I’ve seen the ticket, and I still can’t believe it. When I see the money, I hope I don’t hit the floor.
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When you have lived the life I’ve lived, when you’ve loved and suffered, and been madly happy and desperately sad — well, that’s when you realize you’ll never be able to set it all down. Maybe you’d rather die first.
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I can live without money, but I cannot live without love.
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Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
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He gave me a look at myself I’ve never had before. He saw something in me nobody else ever did. He made me see it too. He made me believe it.
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My life, my career has been like a roller coaster. I’ve either been an enormous success or just a down-and-out failure.
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If I’m such a legend, then why am I so lonely? If I’m such a legend, then why do I sit at home for hours staring at the damned telephone, hoping it’s out of order, even calling the operator asking her if she’s sure it’s not out of order?
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As for my feelings toward “Over the Rainbow”, it’s become part of my life. It is so symbolic of all dreams and wishes that I’m sure that’s why people sometimes get tears in their eyes when they hear it.
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