Lucille Ball

A lot of people do have tragic childhoods. But you know what? Get over it.

The love we were promised in fairy tales was never something for us to find. It has always been something for us to create.

The South has a future which it can shape for itself, and avoid the mistakes which the more populous parts of the country have made.

A problem is a chance for you to do your best.

“You should know our mania for building is stronger than ever. It is a diabolical thing. It consumes money and the more you build, the more you want to build. It’s a sickness like being addicted to alcohol.

Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.

Without risk, there isn’t any living communication.

Anyone can do something when they want to do it. Really successful people do things when they don’t want to do it.

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.

I tell you, if you’re in the front row of the parade and you stop walking, pretty soon you’re back in the tuba section. And if you want to lead the parade you’ve got to keep moving.

Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.

There are lies, damned lies and statistics.

If you believe, you will. If you don’t, you won’t.

Some people like my advice so much that they frame it upon the wall instead of using it.