Lucille Ball Quotes

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

I regret the passing of the studio system. I was very appreciative of it because I had no talent.

I think knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that's good taste.

I'm not funny. What I am is brave.

If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do.

It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.

Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.

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.

Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead.

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.

The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.

Use a make-up table with everything close at hand and don't rush; otherwise you'll look like a patchwork quilt.

You see much more of your children once they leave home.