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

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

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

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Responsibility is the ability to respond.

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The more things you do, the more things you can do.

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Ability is of little account without opportunity.

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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. Lucille Ball

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I am a real ham. I love an audience. I work better with an audience. I am dead, in fact, without one.

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

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I'm not funny. What I am is brave.

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