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

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

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

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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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Children internalize their parents' unhappiness. Fortunately, they absorb our contentment just as readily.

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

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

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

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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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Here's what I advise any young struggling actress today: The important thing is to develop as a woman first, and a performer second. You wouldn't prostitute yourself to get a part, not if you're in the right mind. You won't be happy, whatever you do, unless you're comfortable with your own conscience.

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