Lucille Ball Quotes

None meet life honestly and few heroically.

Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself

You've got to demand the truth from yourself.

I just don't think that I could be the kind of actor I want to be and not be honest with myself. Honesty is very important to me as an actor and as a person. I didn't even think about it.

One of the key elements is the ability to be honest with yourself.

I fear that many a man's good resolutions only need the ordinary fire of daily life to make them melt away. So, too, with fine professions and the boastings of perfection which abound in this age of shams.

My only ambition is to be true every moment I am living.

No man can produce great things who is not thoroughly sincere in dealing with himself.

I learned to focus on what's real rather than imagined; on not letting feelings drive the bus; on being courageous and honest; on putting my total effort into something and not worrying about the result.

In order to remain true to oneself one ought to renounce one's party three times a day.

Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness. Listen to it carefully.

A nice person is a 'yes' person, whereas a good person is a person who accepts their responsibility in things and moves forward and tries to constantly evolve and isn't afraid to say no or challenge someone or be honest or truthful.

People like my honesty. When I'm sane, I'm very much myself.

I would like to think that I'm always honest with myself and others. I guess that's what makes me a half-decent actor.

I feel like you can't really be truthful as an artist and empathize with the human experience unless you know your truth, and you're not living a lie.

I've learned in the little bit of my life so far that you can't fool people. And so I only tell people what I think about: my ambitions, my dreams, what inspires me.

The most important thing that I tell myself is that no matter where I go in this journey, the humility is what's gonna keep me honest and real. And perhaps a better manager.

It is very important to just be real and have a good check on reality in life.

That is just a part of my personality, being the voice of reasoning, and it is kind of annoying being that person all the time, but pretty much what you see on 'Total Divas' is who we are as individuals.

I think the things that can define me is that I'm going to be honest, I'm going to be transparent, I'm going to be as open as I can.

I try to be honest with myself.

Make faithfulness and truth thy masters: have no friends unlike thyself: be not ashamed to mend thy faults.

I try to be as honest and open as I am with everything that I do because it's just, um, It helps me, you know, like whether it's stand up or singing or act. I just try to stay true.

You should not do an autobiography if you want to tell the truth. There are a lot of things I know about people. If I can't say something good about a person, I don't want to say anything. And since I don't want to say anything bad, I won't write a book.

What do I really think? What do I believe in, without the horse manure?