Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III (Desi Arnaz) Quotes
I had started calling her Lucy shortly after we met; I didn't like the name Lucille. That's how our television show was called I Love Lucy, not Lucille.
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My wife asked me if I ever thought I would ever retire from stand-up. And I thought about it, and I was like, 'No, because it's my job; it's what I do, and I enjoy it.' It's still the most challenging thing for me to do.
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Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of fancy.
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I've worked hard over the years, I've been injured and I've worked hard through it, and I've made it.
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Alcohol, tobacco, and pharmaceutical drugs are legal, but they can hurt a lot of people.
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It's amazing, it doesn't feel like it has been 10 years since retirement.
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When you're writing a novel - at least the way I write is I work from what I would call 'emotional atmosphere,' ambiance to ambiance.
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I get a choice every time I have to open my mouth: that it can be with civility and dignity and grace - or not.
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Anything that is wasted effort represents wasted time. The best management of our time thus becomes linked inseparably with the best utilization of our efforts.
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Nothing is so common-place as to wish to be remarkable.
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I played didgeridoo from a young age - on the vacuum cleaner, initially.
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What is interesting about me isn't that I am a mother, it is who I am. I love my family, but if I just talk to you about being a mother, it's boring. I am sorry, but it's reducing who I really am, and it's really boring.
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I came to America to make it my home, and I did.
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Nuclear disarmament is one of the greatest legacies we can pass on to future generations.
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Working with so many people from all over the world is extremely enriching and stimulating.
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We have an ideal location for a couple of organic wineries on the island. But the reintroduction of commercial agriculture to Lanai is 100% dependent upon increasing the available water on the island. So we're going to use solar energy to convert seawater to fresh water.
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It's funny in the U.K., where I'm not really known because I never did a soap. My English cousins in the Lake District think I'm not a real actor because they've never seen me in 'Home and Away' or 'Neighbours.'
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Greed is so destructive. It destroys everything.
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There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing.
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I think people are always looking for a good comedy.
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This world is changing enormously. In any position in a company you need to work very hard on learning new skills every day, but you also need to unlearn some of the old skills from the past.
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I love Jared Hess' movies. He's such a weirdo and such a nice, funny guy.
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I didn't do anything special after the French Open, after winning the tournament. I just had a nice dinner with my team and family, but I was so exhausted that I went to sleep early and couldn't stay up.
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I had started calling her Lucy shortly after we met; I didn't like the name Lucille. That's how our television show was called I Love Lucy, not Lucille.
