“Luck? Luck is hard work – and realizing what is opportunity and what isn’t.”

One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.

Love yourself first and the rest of your life will fall into place.

In life, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

It’s a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.

How I Love Lucy was born? We decided that instead of divorce lawyers profiting from our mistakes, we’d profit from them.

A man who correctly guesses a woman`s age may be smart, but he’s not very bright.

I was shy for several years in my early days in Hollywood until I figured out that no one really gave a damn if I was shy or not, and I got over my shyness.

Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead.

I’m not funny. What I am is brave.

I am a real ham. I love an audience. I work better with an audience. I am dead, in fact, without one.

Now get the hell out of here and go change the world.

I never thought I was funny. I don’t THINK funny.

The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.

Television is the quickest form of recognition in the world.

Love yourself first and everything falls into line.

Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

The harder you work, the harder your rivals have to work to stop you.

I’m as proud of what we don’t do as I am of what we do.

While one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated.

I am grateful for all my victories, but I am especially grateful for my losses, because they only made me work harder.

If you’re going through hell, keep going.

I never took a day off in my twenties. Not one.

How great it is to arrive at home after a day of hard work and be with lovely family.