Lucille Ball Quotes

For there's a lot of masochism in the acting profession. We're willing to take a lot of punishment, but the minute we hit a little bit of success we are liable to run from it. We're frightened of it and develop all kinds of phobias as a consequence. Outsiders who don't understand think we have a chip on our shoulder, but it's not that at all. We're so used to failure, to being hurt and rebuffed, that we can easily come unhinged by success.

that at all. We’re so used to failure, to being hurt and rebuffed, that we can easily come unhinged by success.

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

Temperament is something you welcome creatively, for it is based on sensitivity, empathy, awareness . . . but a bad temper takes too much out of you and doesn’t really accomplish anything.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.