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Good things do not come easy. The road is lined with pitfalls.

~Desi Arnaz

Topics: Come Easy Good Good Things Lined Pitfalls Road Things

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The success of I Love Lucy is something that happens only once in a lifetime, if you are fortunate enough to have it happen at all.

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Topics: Enough Fortunate Happen Happens Lifetime Love Lucy Once Only Something Success You I Love I Love Lucy

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Failure is the most terrible thing in our business. When we fail, the whole world knows about it.

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Topics: About Business Fail Failure Knows Most Our Terrible Terrible Thing Thing Whole World

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I went to high school with Al Capone.

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Topics: Al Capone High High School School

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American people have the ability to laugh at themselves. It is one of the things that makes this country the great country that it is.

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Topics: Ability American American People Country Great Great Country Laugh Makes One Of The Things People Themselves Things

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Lucy and I would love furiously and fight furiously.

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Topics: Fight Love Lucy Would

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At times we were criticized for doing too much slapstick. I don't believe in mild comedy, and neither does Lucy.

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Topics: Believe Comedy Criticized Does Doing Lucy Mild Much Neither Times Too Too Much Were

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The thing I remember about New York was how little I felt. I arrived with one small bag and $15.

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Topics: About Arrived Bag Felt How Little New New York Remember Small Thing York I Remember

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When we got married, nobody gave it more than two weeks. There were bets all over the country, with astronomical odds against us.

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Topics: Against Bets Country Gave Got Married More Nobody Odds Over Than Two Two Weeks Us Weeks Were

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I learned a lot in those first years in Miami, while struggling just for survival, by observing my father's fortitude.

~Desi Arnaz

Topics: Father First Fortitude Just Learned Lot Miami Observing Struggling Survival Those While Years

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: March 2nd, 1917

Died: December 2nd, 1986

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