17 quotes by Sammy Davis, Jr.

“Part of show business is magic. You don't know how it happens.” — Sammy Davis, Jr.

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“My home has always been show business.” — Sammy Davis, Jr.

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“You can be in this business 50 years and still not know anything about it.” — Sammy Davis, Jr.

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“I had more clothes than I had closets, more cars than garage space, but no money.” — Sammy Davis, Jr.

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“I wasn't anything special as a father. But I loved them and they knew it.” — Sammy Davis, Jr.

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“To appear on the stage drunk, to have them leave there and remember me making drunken mistakes, that was death.” — Sammy Davis, Jr.

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“What have I got? No looks, no money, no education. Just talent.” — Sammy Davis, Jr.

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“You always have two choices: your commitment versus your fear.” — Sammy Davis, Jr.

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“Though I love the luxury of the Waldorf Towers, room service there doesn't do soul food.” — Sammy Davis, Jr.

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“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.

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“Alcohol gives you infinite patience for stupidity.” — Sammy Davis, Jr.

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“There are certain romances that belong in certain cities, in a certain atmosphere, in a certain time.” — Sammy Davis, Jr.

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“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.

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“The success of the Rat Pack or the Clan was due to the camaraderie, the three guys who work together and kid each other and love each other.” — Sammy Davis, Jr.

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“Real success is not on the stage, but off the stage as a human being, and how you get along with your fellow man.” — Sammy Davis, Jr.

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“I was so opposed to the war in Vietnam that I initially refused President Nixon's urgings for me to go there.” — Sammy Davis, Jr.

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“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.

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