68 Quotes by Judith Durham

Generosity of spirit is worthwhile. I've had many requests over the years to attend things, to sing somewhere. I try not to turn things down if I don't have to. The easiest thing is to say you can't manage it, but often it's more rewarding to agree to do something for someone.

They don't fund the arts enough and they so often take words and music for granted and performers for granted - particularly women.

I was shy. But when I sang I felt really empowered.

Mum prayed to the Lord that when her children were born they wouldn't be tone deaf. Mum says at two years old I was singing my own little songs, she didn't know where I'd heard it so I must have made it up. I used to sing along with the radio.

It doesn't matter what it is you're doing, my motto is: the joy is in the doing.

I've never used an app.

It's just as well I can sing as I couldn't do a factory job with all these physical limitations.

I do marvel at what life puts in your path. It's always the unexpected. But I am lucky to be surrounded by very positive people and during my rehabilitation from the haemorrhage that helped very much.

It seems that singing is the only thing I've been able to do and fortunately it seems to be useful!