Sammy Davis, Jr. Quotes

Sammy Davis, Jr.
American Entertainer
Born: Dec 8, 1925
Died: May 16, 1990
Been Being Man Me Three You
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Reality is never as bad as a nightmare, as the mental tortures we inflict on ourselves. Sammy Davis, Jr.
Reality Ourselves Bad Mental Never Inflict Nightmare
You don't swing where you sleep. Sammy Davis, Jr.
You Where Swing Sleep
Everything Michael Jackson does on stage is exactly right. Sammy Davis, Jr.
Stage Everything Exactly Does Michael Michael Jackson Jackson Right
Ten million dollars after I'd become a star I was deeply in debt. Sammy Davis, Jr.
Become Ten Dollars Debt After Star Deeply Million Million Dollars
I hadn't been in Vegas 20 minutes when I got word that the bookmakers were offering three to one that Frank wouldn't show for my wedding. Sammy Davis, Jr.
Word Three Frank Minutes Wedding Vegas Got Were Been Offering Show
Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted. Sammy Davis, Jr.
Hope Me Made Possible Could Never Insulted Go Get Being Where Places Average Star
I don't have many easy songs. Sammy Davis, Jr.
Easy Songs Many
During three decades, along all the highways of my youth, Frank had always been there for me. Sammy Davis, Jr.
Me Youth Three Frank Had Highways Along Always Been Decades
Would it be better if I'd married a Negro woman? Would they treat my child any better? Erect fewer barriers? Sammy Davis, Jr.
Woman Treat Better Married Would Erect Child Any Fewer Barriers
There are lines that I know are going to get a belly laugh, but after a few shows I get sick of hearing myself say them so I drop them. Sammy Davis, Jr.
Myself Drop Few Sick Say Laugh Know Lines Hearing Get Going After Them Shows Belly
The one thing you don't want is that stale sound when you've done a line so much you can't find a fresh approach to it. Drop it. Sammy Davis, Jr.
You Drop Approach One Thing Find Fresh Sound Line Done The One Thing Want Stale Much Thing
I didn't hate being 60 as much as I had 50. Sammy Davis, Jr.
Hate Had Being Much
To appear on the stage drunk, to have them leave there and remember me making drunken mistakes, that was death. Sammy Davis, Jr.
Death Me Remember Drunk Mistakes Stage Remember Me Drunken Making Leave Them Appear
We can't answer King's assassination with violence. That would be the worst tribute we could pay him. Sammy Davis, Jr.
King Pay Worst Tribute Would Would-Be Could Him Answer Assassination Violence
There's nothing that can match Broadway for stature and dignity. Sammy Davis, Jr.
Dignity Nothing Broadway Stature Match
Though I love the luxury of the Waldorf Towers, room service there doesn't do soul food. Sammy Davis, Jr.
Love Service Food Soul Luxury Though I Love Towers Room Room Service
A man is not complete until he has seen the baby he has made. Sammy Davis, Jr.
Man Made Seen Baby Complete He Until
Being in public with May and the children was too heavy. I was irreversibly tuned in to everyone around us. Sammy Davis, Jr.
Too Everyone Around May Being Children Heavy Tuned Public Us
I have to be a star like another man has to breathe. Sammy Davis, Jr.
Man Like Another Another Man Breathe Star
The manic pursuit of success cost me everything I could love: my wife, my three children, some friends I would have liked to grow old with. Sammy Davis, Jr.
Success Love Me Old Wife Three Everything Would Some Cost Could Pursuit Liked Friends Children Manic Grow

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