Lucille Ball

“I'm not funny. What I am is brave.”

“You see much more of your children once they leave home.”

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

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