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

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

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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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It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.

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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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Use a make-up table with everything close at hand and don't rush; otherwise you'll look like a patchwork quilt.

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Responsibility is the ability to respond.

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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.

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