Inspirational Quotations

Inspirational Quotes by Lucille Ball (American Actor)

Lucille Désirée Ball (1911–89) was an American comedienne known mainly for the popular television series I Love Lucy (1951–57.) She was also a model, film studio executive, and producer. Her prominent movies include Stage Door (1937,) Sorrowful Jones (1949,) and Yours, Mine, and Ours (1968.)

Born in Celoron, New York, Ball was an amateur performer as a child. Her career began at age 18 as a model and chorus girl. She subsequently performed on Broadway and appeared in numerous minor film roles. She was nicknamed the “Queen of B-Movies” in the 1940s before she became an American TV icon in her hit sitcom series I Love Lucy (1951–55.) More TV comedy hits followed: The Lucy Show (1962–68,) Here’s Lucy (1968–74,) and Life with Lucy (1986.)

Ball bought her own studio with her first husband, Desi Arnaz, and she headed the studio that made I Love Lucy. In 1962, she became the first woman to run a major television studio. Her Desilu Productions produced many other popular television series, including Mission: Impossible (1966–67) and Star Trek: The Original Series (1966–69.)

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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.
—Lucille Ball
Topics: Optimism

I am a real ham. I love an audience. I work better with an audience. I am dead, in fact, without one.
—Lucille Ball
Topics: Audiences

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

You see much more of your children once they leave home.
—Lucille Ball
Topics: Children

I think knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that’s good taste.
—Lucille Ball
Topics: Self-Knowledge, Ability, Intelligence, Knowledge

A man who correctly guesses a woman’s age may be smart, but he’s not very bright.
—Lucille Ball

I have an everyday religion that works for me. Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line.
—Lucille Ball
Topics: Love

Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.
—Lucille Ball
Topics: Self-Esteem

I’d rather regret the things I have done than the things that I haven’t.
—Lucille Ball

It’s a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.
—Lucille Ball
Topics: Self-Discovery

Luck? I don’t know anything about luck. I’ve never banked on it, and I’m afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else: hard work—and realizing what is opportunity and what isn’t.
—Lucille Ball
Topics: Work, Opportunity, Luck

I’m not funny. What I am is brave.
—Lucille Ball
Topics: Courage

I regret the passing of the studio system. I was very appreciative of it because I had no talent.
—Lucille Ball
Topics: Regret

If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do.
—Lucille Ball
Topics: Give, Busy, Effort

One of the things I learned the hard way was it does not pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.
—Lucille Ball
Topics: Failure

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