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

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

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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.

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People either have comedy or they don't. You can't teach it to them.

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Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that's good taste.

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

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It wasn't love at first sight. It took a full five minutes.

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I am not funny. The writers were funny. My directors were funny. The situations were funny… What I am is brave. I have never been scared. Not when I did movies, certainly not when I was a model and not when I did I Love Lucy.

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

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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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