Quotes from Lucille Ball

I would rather regret the things that I have done than the things that I have not.

I'm happy that I have brought laughter because I have been shown by many the value of it in so many lives, in so many ways.

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

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

Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that's good taste.

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

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

Love yourself first and everything else falls into line.

I believe that we're as happy in life as we make up our minds to be.

Now get the hell out of here and go change the world.

I 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.

Whether we're prepared or not, life has a habit of thrusting situations upon us.

How to do half-hour comedy innovatively is something I do pride myself on. We invented it with 'I Love Lucy.'

I don't know how to tell a joke. I never tell jokes. I can tell stories that happened to me... anecdotes. But never a joke.

I've seen 'Mork & Mindy' a couple times. Robin Williams amazes me. And I love Gary Coleman. He puts me away. He puts everybody away.

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

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

I'd rather regret the things I have done than the things that I haven't.

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.

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

I have an everyday religion that works for me. Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line.

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 opportunity is and what isn't.

Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.