When I die I have visions of fags singing ‘Over the Rainbow’ and the flag at Fire Island being flown at half mast.
JUDY GARLANDAlways be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
More Judy Garland Quotes
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Audiences have kept me alive.
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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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I’ve been in love with audiences all my life, and I’ve tried to please. I hope I did.
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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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Twas not my lips you kissed but my soul.
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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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The greatest treasures are those invisible to the eye but found by the heart.
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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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We cast away priceless time in dreams, born of imagination, fed upon illusion, and put to death by reality.
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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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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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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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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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I think there’s something peculiar about me that I haven’t died. It doesn’t make sense but I refuse to die.
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Behind every cloud is another cloud.
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