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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I believe that we’re as happy in life as we make up our minds to be.
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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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Television is the quickest form of recognition in the world.
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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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Love yourself first and everything falls into line.
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You see much more of your children once they leave home.
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If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do.
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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 regret the passing of the studio system. I was very appreciative of it because I had no talent.
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead.
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I’m sometimes scared of everything that has happened to us. We didn’t think Desilu Productions would grow so big. We merely wanted to be together and have two children.
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Luck? Luck is hard work – and realizing what is opportunity and what isn’t.
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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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People either have comedy or they don’t. You can’t teach it to them.
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Ability is of little account without opportunity.
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