Pearl Bailey

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

— Pearl Bailey

#belong #cannot #else #until #you

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

— Pearl Bailey

#cannot #except #good #hungry #learning

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. ↗

— Pearl Bailey

#ambition #blessings #dead #earth #ever

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

— Pearl Bailey

#either #good #inside #knowledge #life

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

— Pearl Bailey

#into #look #mirrors #only #others

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

— Pearl Bailey

#greatest #notions #seem #silliest #you

You must change in order to survive. ↗

— Pearl Bailey

#must #order #survive #to survive #you

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

— Pearl Bailey

#any #certain #circle #contented #ideas

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

— Pearl Bailey

#away #i #life #moment #my life

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

— Pearl Bailey

#cheat #easy #first #frauds #self