Pearl Bailey Quotes

I've always wanted to broaden my horizons.

When you stop learning, stop listening, stop looking and asking questions, always new questions, then it is time to die.

It is not good to settle into a set of opinions. It is a mistake to put forth effort and obtain some understanding and then stop at that…. Do not rely on following the degree of understanding that you have discovered, but simply think, "This is not enough.

Every minute of every day, we should be challenging ourselves to grow intellectually and to stay curious about the world.

A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.

There are books on my shelf that I'm not into. They are things I don't know anything about yet. It's going to lead me off into a new place. The books don't represent an interest; they represent a source of my ignorance.

We will be better men, braver and less idle, if we believe that one must search for the things one does not know, rather than if we believe that it is not possible to find out what we do not know and that we must not look for it.

One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute.

A complacent satisfaction with present knowledge is the chief bar to the pursuit of knowledge.

Knowledge is the parent of knowledge. He who possesses most of the information of his age will not quietly submit to neglect its current acquisitions, but will go on improving as long as means and opportunities offer; while he who finds himself ignorant of most things, is only too apt to shrink from a labour which becomes Herculean.

Against my will, in the course of my travels, the belief that everything worth knowing was known at Cambridge gradually wore off. In this respect my travels were very useful to me.

I will never stop questioning. I will never stop wanting more and discovering other things and wanting to do other things. That will always be a part of me, and it's something I've come to terms with.

Contrary to current cynicism about past golden ages, the abstraction known as 'the intelligent layperson' does exist - in the form of millions of folks with a passionate commitment to continuous learning.

I need to broaden my horizons.

I want to keep learning, keep exploring, keep doing more.

I wouldn't presume to know something, but I have lots to learn and that's what I attempt to do through my work.

Grant me the strength, time and opportunity always to correct what I have acquired, always to extend its domain; for knowledge is immense and the spirit of man can extend indefinitely to enrich itself daily with new requirements.

Live life to the full, and become more curious every day. The more you find out about life, the richer your music-making will be.

I love the term 'young actress' because it just means that I don't know everything yet, and I hope I never do. I won't. I won't ever know everything.

Learn all you can learn. Never stop learning.

My personal growth stems from the humility with which I navigate the world, namely with a reverence for all of the knowledge that I've yet to learn but that is out there available to me.

You never really stop learning. You have to experiment and reinvent life to sustain your interest.

Live a life full of humility, gratitude, intellectual curiosity, and never stop learning.

I'm always interested in learning something new.

I have learnt many things, but there's more to learn. Every day is a new start.