Quotes by Pearl Bailey
22 quotes by Pearl Bailey
Pearl Bailey - american Actress
Life period: 1918-1990
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A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and love for his blessings here on earth is ever so alive.
Quote by Pearl Bailey about ambition, man, earth, love
Everybody wants to do something to help, but nobody wants to be first.
Quote by Pearl Bailey about help
Hungry people cannot be good at learning or producing anything, except perhaps violence.
Quote by Pearl Bailey about violence, good, good luck, people
Never, never rest contented with any circle of ideas, but always be certain that a wider one is still possible.
Quote by Pearl Bailey about rest
People see God every day, they just don't recognize him.
Quote by Pearl Bailey about god, day, people
Sometimes I would almost rather have people take away years of my life than take away a moment.
Quote by Pearl Bailey about moment, life, people
The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is easy after that.
Quote by Pearl Bailey about sin, self-control
The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love. What the world really needs is more love and less paperwork.
Quote by Pearl Bailey about joy, love, world
There are two kinds of talent, man-made talent and God-given talent. With man-made talent you have to work very hard. With God-given talent, you just touch it up once in a while.
Quote by Pearl Bailey about talent, god, man, work, contentment
There is a way to look at the past. Don't hide from it. It will not catch you if you don't repeat it.
Quote by Pearl Bailey about trap, past, contentment
There's a period of life when we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside.
Quote by Pearl Bailey about knowledge, good, good luck, life
To talk to someone who does not listen is enough to tense the devil.
Quote by Pearl Bailey about devil
What the world really needs is more love and less paper work.
Quote by Pearl Bailey about work, world, love
When you're young, the silliest notions seem the greatest achievements.
Quote by Pearl Bailey about contentment
You cannot belong to anyone else, until you belong to yourself.
Quote by Pearl Bailey about contentment
