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

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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. Lucille Ball

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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.

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A man who correctly guesses a woman`s age may be smart, but he's not very bright.

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

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I don't suppose that hard work, discipline, and a perfectionist attitude toward my work did me any harm. They are a big part of my makeup today, as any of my co-workers will tell you. And when life seemed unbearable, I learned to live in my imagination, and to step inside other people's skins- indispensable abilities for an actress.

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

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When you're too mad and too rattled to see straight, you're bound to make mistakes. You can't go on and on for years being miserable about a situation and not have it change you. You get so you can't stand 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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You see much more of your children once they leave home.

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