I regret the passing of the studio system. I was very appreciative of it because I had no talent.
LUCILLE BALLIf you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do.
More Lucille Ball Quotes
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It wasn’t love at first sight. It took a full five minutes.
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Luck? Luck is hard work – and realizing what is opportunity and what isn’t.
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I will never do another TV series. It couldn’t top I Love Lucy, and I’d be foolish to try. In this business, you have to know when to get off.
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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.
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I’m not funny. What I am is brave.
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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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The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.
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Responsibility is the ability to respond.
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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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Some of the most gifted people I’ve ever met or read about are homosexual. How can you knock it?
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It’s a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.
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I am a real ham. I love an audience. I work better with an audience. I am dead, in fact, without one.
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Love yourself first and the rest of your life will fall into place.
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I’m happy that I have brought laughter because I have been shown by many the value of it in so many lives, in so many ways.
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I never thought I was funny. I don’t THINK funny.
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