Quotes by Bailey, Pearl




Pearl Mae Bailey (March 29, 1918 August 17, 1990) was an American singer and actress. She made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. She won a Tony Award for the title role in Hello, Dolly! in 1968. Her rendition of "Takes Two to Tango" hit the top ten in 1952..

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

Bailey, Pearl on fraud
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"People see God every day; they just don't recognize Him."

Bailey, Pearl on god
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"The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love."

Bailey, Pearl on love
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"What the world really needs is more love and less paper work."

Bailey, Pearl on love
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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."

Bailey, Pearl on past
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"There is a period of life when we swallow knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside."

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

Bailey, Pearl on change
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"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."

Bailey, Pearl on talent
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"You never find yourself until you face the truth."

Bailey, Pearl on truth
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"A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing."

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"You never find yourself, until you face the truth."

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