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.
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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How strange when an illusion dies. It’s as though you’ve lost a child.
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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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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 am a legend, then why am I so lonely?
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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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The greatest treasures are those invisible to the eye but found by the heart.
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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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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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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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Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
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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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Hollywood is a strange place if you’re in trouble. Everybody thinks it’s contagious.
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Give the people what they want and then go have a hamburger.
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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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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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