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.
Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.
It’s a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.
Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that’s good taste.
You see much more of your children once they leave home.
A man who correctly guesses a woman’s age may be smart, but he’s not very bright.
Ability is of little account without opportunity.
It wasn’t love at first sight. It took a full five minutes.
Luck? Luck is hard work – and realizing what is opportunity and what isn’t.
I believe that we’re as happy in life as we make up our minds to be.
Television is the quickest form of recognition in the world.
Use a make-up table with everything close at hand and don’t rush; otherwise you’ll look like a patchwork quilt.
Women’s Lib? Oh, I’m afraid it doesn’t interest me one bit. I’ve been so liberated it hurts.
People either have comedy or they don’t. You can’t teach it to them.
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.
I never thought I was funny. I don’t THINK funny.
I’m sometimes scared of everything that has happened to us. We didn’t think Desilu Productions would grow so big. We merely wanted to be together and have two children.
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.
I feel sorry for young people today who feel so alone that they have to mate with their first crush. It shocks me that so many young brides are pregnant at the alter. When you have kids late in life, you appreciate them more. They keep you young, and you see the world through better eyes. You can give your children a finer sense of values, too, because if you’re lucky, you own values have improved with time.
You won’t be happy, whatever you do, unless you’re comfortable with your own conscience. Keep your head up, keep your shoulders back, keep your self-respect, be nice, be smart. And remember that there are practically no “overnight” successes.
I have a theory about the assists we get in life. Only rarely can we repay those people who helped us, but we can pass that help along to others.