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.
LUCILLE BALLI 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.
LUCILLE BALLI 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 BALLTelevision is the quickest form of recognition in the world.
LUCILLE BALLUse a make-up table with everything close at hand and don’t rush; otherwise you’ll look like a patchwork quilt.
LUCILLE BALLIn life, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by.
LUCILLE BALLOne 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.
LUCILLE BALLLove yourself first and everything falls into line.
LUCILLE BALLChildren internalize their parents’ unhappiness. Fortunately, they absorb our contentment just as readily.
LUCILLE BALLHow I Love Lucy was born? We decided that instead of divorce lawyers profiting from our mistakes, we’d profit from them.
LUCILLE BALLWhether we’re prepared or not, life has a habit of thrusting situations upon us.
LUCILLE BALLI 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.
LUCILLE BALLNow get the hell out of here and go change the world.
LUCILLE BALLLuck? Luck is hard work – and realizing what is opportunity and what isn’t.
LUCILLE BALLIf you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do.
LUCILLE BALLResponsibility is the ability to respond.
LUCILLE BALLLuck? 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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