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 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.
More Lucille Ball Quotes
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You see much more of your children once they leave home.
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Children internalize their parents’ unhappiness. Fortunately, they absorb our contentment just as readily.
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It’s a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.
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Television is the quickest form of recognition in the world.
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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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Responsibility is the ability to respond.
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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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Love yourself first and everything falls into line.
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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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Whether we’re prepared or not, life has a habit of thrusting situations upon us.
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The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.
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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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How I Love Lucy was born? We decided that instead of divorce lawyers profiting from our mistakes, we’d profit from them.
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Now get the hell out of here and go change the world.
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It wasn’t love at first sight. It took a full five minutes.
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