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 BALLIn life, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by.
More Lucille Ball Quotes
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Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.
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I never thought I was funny. I don’t THINK funny.
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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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Love yourself first and everything falls into line.
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Now get the hell out of here and go change the world.
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Luck? 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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It wasn’t love at first sight. It took a full five minutes.
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I would rather regret the things that I have done than the things that I have not.
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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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People either have comedy or they don’t. You can’t teach it to them.
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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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Responsibility is the ability to respond.
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The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.
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You see much more of your children once they leave home.
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