“Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that’s good taste.”

I regret the passing of the studio system. I was very appreciative of it because I had no talent.

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.

Use a make-up table with everything close at hand and don’t rush; otherwise you’ll look like a patchwork quilt.

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.

I’ve always said to myself that if a little pocket calculator can do it why shouldn’t I?

I’m very definitely a woman and I enjoy it.

Let your light shine. Shine within you so that it can shine on someone else. Let your light shine.

Happiness and confidence are the prettiest things you can wear.

To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.

You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.

You little fool. You thought you could defeat the most powerful being on Earth.

Love said to me, there is nothing that is not me. Be silent.