Ability is of little account without opportunity.

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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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 Ball

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

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