Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
JUDY GARLANDI’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.
More Judy Garland Quotes
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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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Wouldn`t it be wonderful if we could all be a little more gentle with each other, and a little more loving, have a little more empathy, and maybe we’d like each other a little bit more.
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In the silence of night I have often wished for just a few words of love from one man, rather than the applause of thousands of people.
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Soon the sun beams will smile through. Before you jump out of that bed, just know, the thought of you was the first thing that hit my head.
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How strange when an illusion dies. It’s as though you’ve lost a child.
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Audiences have kept me alive.
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Give the people what they want and then go have a hamburger.
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I can live without money, but I cannot live without love.
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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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For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.
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I was born at the age of twelve on an MGM lot.
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People en masse have always been wonderful to me. I truly have a great love for an audience. I want to give them two hours of just pow.
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There have been times when I have deliberately tried to take my life… I think I must have been crying for some attention.
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I’m the original take-orders girl.
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When I die I have visions of fags singing ‘Over the Rainbow’ and the flag at Fire Island being flown at half mast.
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I was born in a lovely white house with a garden.
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We cast away priceless time in dreams, born of imagination, fed upon illusion, and put to death by reality.
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If I’m such a legend, then why am I so lonely? Let me tell you, legends are all very well if you’ve got somebody around who loves you.
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I’ve been in love with audiences all my life, and I’ve tried to please. I hope I did.
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Twas not my lips you kissed but my soul.
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The greatest treasures are those invisible to the eye but found by the heart.
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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 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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Hollywood is a strange place if you’re in trouble. Everybody thinks it’s contagious.
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You are never so alone as when you are ill on stage. The most nightmarish feeling in the world is suddenly to feel like throwing up in front of four thousand people.
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I truly have a great love for an audience, and I used to want to prove it to them by giving them blood.
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