20 Quotes & Sayings By Pearl Bailey

Pearl Bailey (born Della Jackson Davis; April 28, 1917 – June 11, 2011) was an American singer and actress. She was best known for her years as a vocalist and bandleader for the Duke Ellington orchestra and her solo career.

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The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love. Pearl Bailey
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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. Pearl Bailey
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You must change in order to survive. Pearl Bailey
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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. Pearl Bailey
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A man with ambition and love for his blessings here on earth is ever so alive. Having been alive it won't be so hard in the end to lie down and rest. Pearl Bailey
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People see God every day they just don't recognize Him. Pearl Bailey
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The sweetest joy the wildest woe is love. Pearl Bailey
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I see their souls and I hold them in my hands and because I love them they weigh nothing. Pearl Bailey
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What the world really needs is more love and less paperwork. Pearl Bailey
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The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is easy after that. Pearl Bailey
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Everybody wants to do something to help but nobody wants to be first. Pearl Bailey
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There's a period of life when we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside. Pearl Bailey
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You never find yourself until you face the truth. Pearl Bailey
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No one can figure out your worth but you. Pearl Bailey
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Sometimes I would almost rather have people take away years of my life than take away a moment. Pearl Bailey
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There are two kinds of talents 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. Pearl Bailey
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What the world really needs is more love and less paper work. Pearl Bailey
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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. Pearl Bailey
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People see God every day, they just don't recognize him. Pearl Bailey