Quotes from Lucille Ball

I cured myself of shyness when it finally occurred to me that people didn't think about me half as much as I gave them credit for. The truth was, nobody gave a damn. Like most teenagers, I was far too self-centered. When I stopped being prisoner to what I worried was others' opinions of me, I became more confident and free.

Politics should be the part-time profession of every citizen who would protect the rights and privileges of free people and who would preserve what is good and fruitful in our national heritage.

People either have comedy or they don't. You can't teach it to them.

It doesn't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optismism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself

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

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

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

Responsibility is the ability to respond.

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.

One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimisim a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.

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. — Lucille Ball

If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do. Lucille Ball (Source: brainyquote dot com) .

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

The way to stay young is to live honestly, eat slowly and lie about your age.

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 you faith in yourself.

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

You won't be happy, whatever you do, unless you're comfortable with your own conscience. Keep your head up, keep your shoulders back, keep your self-respect, be nice, be smart. And remember that there are practically no overnight successes.

I feel sorry for young people today who feel so alone that they have to mate with their first crush. It shocks me that so many young brides are pregnant at the alter. When you have kids late in life, you appreciate them more. They keep you young, and you see the world through better eyes. You can give your children a finer sense of values, too, because if you're lucky, you own values have improved with time.

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

I have a theory about the assists we get in life. Only rarely can we repay those people who helped us, but we can pass that help along to others.

Women's Lib? Oh, I'm afraid it doesn't interest me one bit. I've been so liberated it hurts.

The more things you do, the more you can do.

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

Love yourself first and the rest of your life will fall into place.