Pearl Bailey Quotes


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.


Citations

Bailey, Pearl. The Raw Pearl. Harcourt, Brace & World, 1968.

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Pearl Bailey
Pearl Bailey
  • Born: March 29, 1918
  • Died: August 17, 1990
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Actress, Singer

Pearl Mae Bailey was 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.