American Legends Quotes

“I don't suppose that hard work, discipline, and a perfectionist attitude toward my work did me any harm. They are a big part of my makeup today, as any of my co-workers will tell you. And when life seemed unbearable, I learned to live in my imagination, and to step inside other people's skins - indispensable abilities for an actress." – Lucille Ball”
― Charles River Editors, American Legends: The Life of Lucille Ball

“We're willing to take a lot of punishment, but the minute we hit a little bit of success we are liable to run from it. We're frightened of it and develop all kinds of phobias as a consequence. Outsiders who don't understand think we have a chip on our shoulder, but it's not that at all. We're so used to failure, to being hurt and rebuffed, that we can easily come unhinged by success.” – Lucille Ball”
― Charles River Editors, American Legends: The Life of Lucille Ball

“My ideal of womanhood has always been the pioneer woman who fought and worked at her husband's side. She bore the children, kept the home fires burning; she was the hub of the family, the planner and the dreamer.” – Lucille Ball”
― Charles River Editors, American Legends: The Life of Lucille Ball

“Lucille Désirée Ball was born on August 9, 1911”
― Charles River Editors, American Legends: The Life of Lucille Ball