How I Love Lucy was born? We decided that instead of divorce lawyers profiting from our mistakes, we'd profit from them.

I cured myself of shyness when it finally occurred to me that people didn't think about me half as much as I gave them credit for. The truth was, nobody gave a damn. Like most teenagers, I was far too self-centered. When I stopped being prisoner to what I worried was others’ opinions of me, I became more confident and free.

If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do.

In life, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by.

Luck? Luck is hard work - and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't.

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

Women's Lib? Oh, I'm afraid it doesn't interest me one bit. I've been so liberated it hurts.