Pearl Bailey

“Tired people are not polite.”

“A crown, if it hurts your head, it's not a crown, it's a curse.”

“I tell you, it's a mark of a great man when he can cry.”

“I never ask a man what his business is, for it never interests me. What I ask him about are his thoughts and dreams.”

“A man's got two shots in life: one in the chamber and one in the heart.”

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

“You never find yourself until you face the truth.”

“To talk to people about themselves is a joy. It's a form of respect.”

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

“No one can figure out your worth but you.”

“The sweetest sound I know is the Muslim call to prayer.”

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

“I'm not a singer who can act. I am an actress who can sing. I've been a character actress in everything I've done.”

“I'm not a comedian. I'm a humorist.”

“Honey, I've got my own money. I don't need to be taken care of.”

“I have a great love of animals and laughter.”

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