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31 quotes by Judy Collins

Judith Marjorie "Judy" Collins (born May 1, 1939) is an American singer and songwriter known for her eclectic tastes in the material she records (which has included folk, show tunes, pop, rock and roll and standards) and for her social activism. Collins' debut album A Maid of Constant Sorrow was released in 1961, but it was her cover of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides, Now", released on her 1967 album Wildflowers, that gave Collins international...
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I think people who are creative are the luckiest people on earth. I know that there are no shortcuts, but you must keep your faith in something... →

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I think suicide is sort of like cancer was 50 years ago. People don't want to talk about it, they don't want to know about it. People are... →

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Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to the world.

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It is true that I have had heartache and tragedy in my life. These are things none of us avoids. Suffering is the price of being alive.

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For many centuries, suicides were treated like criminals by the society. That is part of the terrible legacy that has come down into society's... →

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I don't think you get to good writing unless you expose yourself and your feelings. Deep songs don't come from the surface; they come from... →

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I write journals and would recommend journal writing to anyone who wishes to pursue a writing career. You learn a lot. You also remember a lot... and... →

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I have friends who've tried suicide many times and haven't succeeded. I myself made an attempt, so I had a connection with that sort of group... →

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If I give myself a chore, for instance, when I was writing the songs for Shameless, I said to myself, Now, every day for 90 days you have to write a... →

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The powerful men in my life have always believed in me: my husband, my son.

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Recovering from the suicide of a loved one, you need all the help you can get, so I very much recommend a meditation program. The whole picture of... →

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My book 'Trust Your Heart', which is the story of my life, will be followed by 'Singing Lessons', a memoir of love, loss, hope, and... →

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I may like the Blizzard best, of all the songs I have written.

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