Lucille Ball

"I believe in long engagements. They give people a chance to know each other better."

"If you love someone, you say it, right then, out loud. Otherwise the moment just passes you by."

"People will do anything for a good story."

"In all of living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured."

"I stopped trying to be perfect and started being better."

"Some people think that if you're on television, you've made it in life."

"I don't know if I'll ever feel satisfied in my career."

"This is not just a job—it's a privilege to make people laugh."

"Fear is the worst enemy you can have. It stops you from doing what you want to do."

"One of the things I learned the hard way is that it doesn't pay to get discouraged because you make mistakes."

"The way to be successful is to start with the truth."

"I don't believe in being afraid of things."

"If you want to live, you have to be willing to fail."

"I learned to work hard, which was a good thing."

"I made myself what I am, and I want you to know that you can too."

"Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes rise to the stars."

"There's a period of life when we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes less and less unpleasant."

"I've been doing the same thing for thirty years, and I love it."

"The secret is to love what you do."

"I'm not interested in being famous. I'm interested in being good at what I do."

"Every so often, you have a day when you think, 'This is why I was born.'"

"You think you're going to be happy when you're successful, but the truth is, you have to be happy before you're successful."

"Failure is just life trying to move you in another direction."

"I'm not going to vacuum until Sears makes one you can ride on."

"I've experienced a private joy that few people know about."

"We should all face our fears and do the things we're afraid of."

"An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises."

"People used to say I'd make a show out of my life. Well, why not?"

"I think many people get into comedy because of a need for acceptance."

"You're only as good as the people around you."