Pearl Bailey Quotes

How can you give a man a room in a house and not let him come through the front door?

The deed of love is stronger than words

I hate labels, and I wear no labels. When a man has to put something around his neck and say I am, he isn't.

When you're young, the silliest notions seem the greatest achievements.

No one can figure out your worth but you.

I don't like to say that my kitchen is a religious place, but I would say that if I were a voodoo priestess, I would conduct my rituals there.

I see their souls, and I hold them in my hands, and because I love them they weigh nothing.

Never, never rest contented with any circle of ideas, but always be certain that a wider one is still possible.

You never find yourself until you face the truth.

I never ask myself how I do what I do. After all, how does it rain?

The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love.

Hungry people cannot be good at learning or producing anything, except perhaps violence.

Sometimes you think the whole world is falling, and it's only yourself that's leaning.

You can taste a word.

Sometimes I would almost rather have people take years of my life than take away a moment.

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.

There's a period of life when we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside.

People see God every day, they just don't recognize him.

You must change in order to survive.

I tell stories to music and, thank God, in tune.

Everybody wants to do something to help, but nobody wants to be the first.

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.

Do not worry about whether or not the sun will rise. Be prepared to enjoy it.

The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is easy after that.

I discuss humanity and not races.

I never really look for anything. What God throws my way comes. I wake up in the morning and whichever way God turns my feet, I go.

To talk to someone who does not listen is enough to tense the devil.

Fate carries its own clock.

You cannot belong to anyone else, until you belong to yourself.

What the world really needs is more love and less paper work.

The way we're going to get to understanding is for each man to open his heart and open his mind and look in himself as he looks at his neighbor.

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.

We look into mirrors but we only see the effects of our times on us - not our effects on others.

A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing.

The fact is that it takes more than ingredients and technique to cook a good meal. A good cook puts something of himself into the preparation - he cooks with enjoyment, anticipation, spontaneity, and he is willing to experiment.