I never thought I was funny. I don’t THINK funny.
LUCILLE BALLI never thought I was funny. I don’t THINK funny.
LUCILLE BALLOnce in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead.
LUCILLE BALLAbility is of little account without opportunity.
LUCILLE BALLIt wasn’t love at first sight. It took a full five minutes.
LUCILLE BALLI’m not funny. What I am is brave.
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 BALLI regret the passing of the studio system. I was very appreciative of it because I had no talent.
LUCILLE BALLUse a make-up table with everything close at hand and don’t rush; otherwise you’ll look like a patchwork quilt.
LUCILLE BALLIt’s a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.
LUCILLE BALLPeople either have comedy or they don’t. You can’t teach it to them.
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 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.
LUCILLE BALLI believe that we’re as happy in life as we make up our minds to be.
LUCILLE BALLLove yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.
LUCILLE BALLWhether we’re prepared or not, life has a habit of thrusting situations upon us.
LUCILLE BALLLove yourself first and everything falls into line.
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