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

— Judy Garland

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

— Judy Garland

Behind every cloud is another cloud.

— 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.

— Judy Garland

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

— Judy Garland

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

— Judy Garland

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

— Judy Garland

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 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.

— 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