Pearl Bailey
Pearl Bailey
Pearl Mae Baileywas an American actress and singer. After appearing in vaudeville, she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. She won a Tony Award for the title role in the all-black production of Hello, Dolly! in 1968. In 1986, she won a Daytime Emmy award for her performance as a fairy godmother in the ABC Afterschool Special, Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStage Actress
Date of Birth29 March 1918
CitySouthampton County, VA
CountryUnited States of America
The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love.
To talk to someone who does not listen is enough to tense the devil.
Hungry people cannot be good at learning or producing anything, except perhaps violence.
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.
We look into mirrors but we only see the effects of our times on us - not our effects on others.
You never find yourself until you face the truth.
You cannot belong to anyone else, until you belong to yourself.
Sometimes I would almost rather have people take years of my life than take away a moment.
Fate carries its own clock.
I tell stories to music and, thank God, in tune.
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.
You can taste a word.
The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love. What the world really needs is more love and less paperwork.
Everybody wants to do something to help, but nobody wants to be first.