I hate failure and that divorce was a Number One failure in my eyes. It was the worst period of my life. Neither Desi nor I have been the same since, physically or mentally.
LUCILLE BALLI never thought I was funny. I don’t THINK funny.
More Lucille Ball Quotes
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People either have comedy or they don’t. You can’t teach it to them.
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Whether we’re prepared or not, life has a habit of thrusting situations upon us.
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Some of the most gifted people I’ve ever met or read about are homosexual. How can you knock it?
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Use a make-up table with everything close at hand and don’t rush; otherwise you’ll look like a patchwork quilt.
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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.
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Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.
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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.
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I’m not funny. What I am is brave.
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Luck? I don’t know anything about luck. I’ve never banked on it and I’m afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else: Hard work – and realizing what is opportunity and what isn’t.
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In life, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by.
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Television is the quickest form of recognition in the world.
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You see much more of your children once they leave home.
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Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that’s good taste.
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The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.
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A man who correctly guesses a woman`s age may be smart, but he’s not very bright.
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