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39 Fascinating Judy Garland Quotes That We All Need To Know

Famous As: Best Known for Her Portrayal of 'Dorothy Gale' in the Movie 'The Wizard of Oz'
Born On: June 10, 1922
Died On: June 22, 1969
Born In: Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States
Died At Age: 47

Judy Garland was a famous American vaudevillian, singer and actress. With a luminous career which spanned over four decades, Garland was one of the most celebrated artists who specialized in musicals and dramatic roles. Her association with MGM gave birth to various hits such as The Wizard of Oz, Meet Me in St. Louis, The Harvey Girls and Easter Parade. She went on to receive prestigious awards such as the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Grammy Awards, Grammy Hall of Fame recordings, Emmy Awards and Tony Awards. Garland was also awarded with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and various other awards which she received posthumously. Many of her records have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Garland also received two stars in the ‘Hollywood Walk of Fame’. The American Film Institute placed Garland eighth on its list of the top 100 female stars of all time. On her 88th anniversary, Madame Tussaid unveiled the wax figure of Garland. We have collected Judy Garland’s quotes from her movies, dialogues, songs, lyrics etc. Her thoughts and sayings largely illuminated motivation, positivity, happiness, hope, belief, wisdom and laughter. Let us go through these quotes from this legendary entertainer.

Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else.

Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else.

Judy Garland
Behind every cloud is another cloud.

Behind every cloud is another cloud.

Judy Garland

When you get to know a lot of people, you make a great discovery. You find that no one group has a monopoly on looks, brains, goodness or anything else. It takes all the people - black and white, Catholic, Jewish and Protestant, recent immigrants and Mayflower descendants - to make up America.

Judy Garland
For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.

Judy Garland
If I am a legend, then why am I so lonely?

If I am a legend, then why am I so lonely?

Judy Garland

I believe that the real expression of your religious beliefs is shown in the daily pattern of your life, in what you contribute to your surroundings and what you take away without infringing on the rights of other people.

Judy Garland

A really great reception makes me feel like I have a great big warm heating pad all over me. People en masse have always been wonderful to me. I truly have a great love for an audience, and I used to want to prove it to them by giving them blood.

Judy Garland
If you have to be in a soap opera try not to get the worst role.

If you have to be in a soap opera try not to get the worst role.

Judy Garland
I've never looked through a keyhole without finding someone was looking back.

I've never looked through a keyhole without finding someone was looking back.

Judy Garland
From the time I was thirteen, there was a constant struggle between MGM and me - whether or not to eat, how much to eat, what to eat. I remember this more vividly than anything else about my childhood.

From the time I was thirteen, there was a constant struggle between MGM and me - whether or not to eat, how much to eat, what to eat. I remember this more vividly than anything else about my childhood.

Judy Garland
Hollywood is a strange place if you're in trouble. Everybody thinks it's contagious.

Hollywood is a strange place if you're in trouble. Everybody thinks it's contagious.

Judy Garland
I can live without money, but I cannot live without love.

I can live without money, but I cannot live without love.

Judy Garland

I was always lonesome. The only time I felt accepted or wanted was when I was on stage performing. I guess the stage was my only friend: the only place where I could feel comfortable. It was the only place where I felt equal and safe.

Judy Garland
I'm a woman who wants to reach out and take 40 million people in her arms.

I'm a woman who wants to reach out and take 40 million people in her arms.

Judy Garland
It's lonely and cold on the top... lonely and cold.

It's lonely and cold on the top... lonely and cold.

Judy Garland
I think there's something peculiar about me that I haven't died. It doesn't make sense but I refuse to die.

I think there's something peculiar about me that I haven't died. It doesn't make sense but I refuse to die.

Judy Garland
I think that I have every right to write a book. I think I'm interesting. I have perspective about me.

I think that I have every right to write a book. I think I'm interesting. I have perspective about me.

Judy Garland
I try to bring the audience's own drama - tears and laughter they know about - to them.

I try to bring the audience's own drama - tears and laughter they know about - to them.

Judy Garland
I don't always have to sing a song. There is something besides 'The Man That Got Away' or 'Over the Rainbow' or 'The Trolley Song.' There's a woman. There are three children. There's me! There's a lot of life going here.

I don't always have to sing a song. There is something besides 'The Man That Got Away' or 'Over the Rainbow' or 'The Trolley Song.' There's a woman. There are three children. There's me! There's a lot of life going here.

Judy Garland
There have been a lot of stories written about me, some of them fantastically distorted.

There have been a lot of stories written about me, some of them fantastically distorted.

Judy Garland
My father's death was the most terrible thing that happened to me in my life.

My father's death was the most terrible thing that happened to me in my life.

Judy Garland
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.

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.

Judy Garland
My mother had a marvelous talent for mishandling money - mine.

My mother had a marvelous talent for mishandling money - mine.

Judy Garland

I wasn't close to my father, but I wanted to be all my life. He had a funny sense of humor, and he laughed all the time - good and loud, like I do. He was a gay Irish gentleman and very good-looking. And he wanted to be close to me, too, but we never had much time together.

Judy Garland
There have been times when I have deliberately tried to take my life... I think I must have been crying for some attention.

There have been times when I have deliberately tried to take my life... I think I must have been crying for some attention.

Judy Garland
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.

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.

Judy Garland
I was born at the age of twelve on an MGM lot.

I was born at the age of twelve on an MGM lot.

Judy Garland
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.

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.

Judy Garland
How strange when an illusion dies. It's as though you've lost a child.

How strange when an illusion dies. It's as though you've lost a child.

Judy Garland
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.

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.

Judy Garland