Lucille Désirée Ball (1911–89) was an American comedienne, model, film and television actress and studio executive. She was star of the sitcoms I Love Lucy, The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour, The Lucy Show, Here’s Lucy and Life with Lucy, and was one of the most popular and influential stars in the United States during her lifetime. Ball had one of Hollywood’s longest careers. In the 1930s and 1940s she started as an RKO girl, playing bit parts as a chorus girl or similar roles and becoming a television star during the 1950s. She continued making films in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1962, Ball became the first woman to run a major television studio, Desilu, which produced many successful and popular television series such as “Mission Impossible” and “Star Trek”.
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The secret of staying young is to live honestly,
eat slowly, and lie about your age.
—Lucille Ball
I think knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that’s good taste.
—Lucille Ball
Topics: Ability, Knowledge, Intelligence
Ability is of little account without opportunity.
—Lucille Ball
Topics: Opportunities, Ability
I have an everyday religion that works for me. Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line.
—Lucille Ball
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