We cast away priceless time in dreams, born of imagination, fed upon illusion, and put to death by reality.
JUDY GARLANDAs 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.
More Judy Garland Quotes
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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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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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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 was born in a lovely white house with a garden.
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Twas not my lips you kissed but my soul.
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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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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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The greatest treasures are those invisible to the eye but found by the heart.
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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’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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If I am a legend, then why am I so lonely?
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Behind every cloud is another cloud.
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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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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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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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