Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
-- Judy Garland
About the Quote
Although imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, it cannot be done at the expense of being oneself. We're each born with traits which make us unique and individual (even twins, triplets, etc.). We may have things in common with many people, but no one else has the total package of traits we each claim as our own.
We need to develop ourselves to such a degree that people will be flattering us by their imitations of us. We don't want those imitations to reflect some flaw or other failing, so we need to be the best we can be so that the imitations we get ftruly produce flattery.
Some Information about Judy Garland
Frances Ethel Gumm was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, US on 1922-June-10. She died in London, England, UK on 1969-June-22.
Better known to the world as Judy Garland, she was the daughter of vaudeville performers Frank Gumm and Ethel Gumm. Judy Garland is known worldwide for her role as Dorothy Gale in the movie version of The Wizard of Oz (1939). She was also a singer. Garland won and earned many honors, including the GATEs Awards (Grammy for music, Academy ("Oscar") for film, Tony for Broadway stage, and Emmy for television).
Frances Gumm made her stage debut at 2½ years of age at the New Grand Theater in her native Grand Rapids town. in 1932, when she was 10, Variety magazine published the first rave review she would receive in her entertainment career. Thanks to a suggestion made two years later in 1934 by comedian George Jessel, Frances Gumm began to use the surname Garland; it was shortly after that that Frances Garland began calling herself Judy Garland. The world's largest motion picture studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) signed Judy Garland to a contract without a screen test in September 1935.
-- [Source]https://www.britannica.com/biography/Judy-Garland)
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