9 Quotes & Sayings By Judy Collins

Judy Collins is one of the most respected and revered singer-songwriters of our time. In a career that has spanned more than half a century, Collins has sold over 30 million records and sold out every concert she's ever performed. Her music has been covered by some of the biggest names in music, including Neil Young, Jackson Browne, Bryan Adams, and Bonnie Raitt. Her beloved memoir True Love was also a bestseller Read more

Collins has been a long-time supporter of literacy for young people and is honored to be the author of the definitive biography of one of America's most celebrated musicians, Judy Collins: The Biography.

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I look in the mirror through the eyes of the child that was me. Judy Collins
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Experience is how life catches up with us and teaches us to love and forgive each other. Judy Collins
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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 Greater than You, and keep doing what you love. Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to the world. Judy Collins
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Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to the world. Judy Collins
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I feel so very grateful to have the voice God gave me. It takes a lot of rest and training to sing, and I was lucky that I found a great teacher when I first moved to New York. Judy Collins
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I have inspiration and feelings of being alive most every day I live. Judy Collins
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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 the deep down. The poetry and the songs that you are suppose to write, I believe are in your heart. Judy Collins
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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 method of handling suicide recovery. Now we have to fight off the demons that have been hanging around suicide for centuries. Judy Collins