Facts about Sammy Davis, Jr.

Occup.Entertainer
FromUSA
BornDecember 8, 1925
DiedMay 16, 1990
Aged64 years

Summary

Sammy Davis, Jr. was a famous Entertainer from USA, who lived between December 8, 1925 and May 16, 1990. He/she became 64 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac sagittarius, who is known for Philosophical, Motion, Experimentation, Optimism. Our collection contains 44 quotes who is written / told by Sammy, under the main topic Car.

44 Famous quotes by Sammy Davis, Jr.

Small: I had more clothes than I had closets, more cars than garage space, but no money
"I had more clothes than I had closets, more cars than garage space, but no money"
Small: I go to temple a lot less than I would like because when I do, people still look at me as if they think
"I go to temple a lot less than I would like because when I do, people still look at me as if they think it's a publicity stunt"
Small: I dont have many easy songs
"I don't have many easy songs"
Small: I didnt hate being 60 as much as I had 50
"I didn't hate being 60 as much as I had 50"
Small: I bought a house in the Hollywood Hills and brought my grandmother from Harlem to live in it with me
"I bought a house in the Hollywood Hills and brought my grandmother from Harlem to live in it with me"
Small: I believed in Bobby Kennedy. Campaigning for him was an attempt to give back something to this country
"I believed in Bobby Kennedy. Campaigning for him was an attempt to give back something to this country that has given me so much"
Small: Fame comes with its own standard. A guy who twitches his lips is just another guy with a lip twitch - u
"Fame comes with its own standard. A guy who twitches his lips is just another guy with a lip twitch - unless he's Humphrey Bogart"
Small: Everything Michael Jackson does on stage is exactly right
"Everything Michael Jackson does on stage is exactly right"
Small: During three decades, along all the highways of my youth, Frank had always been there for me
"During three decades, along all the highways of my youth, Frank had always been there for me"
Small: Bogart could have been color blind. He got to know a man before he decided if he liked him or not
"Bogart could have been color blind. He got to know a man before he decided if he liked him or not"
Small: Being in public with May and the children was too heavy. I was irreversibly tuned in to everyone around
"Being in public with May and the children was too heavy. I was irreversibly tuned in to everyone around us"
Small: Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never
"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"
Small: All I really had was my talent. Without that I wouldnt be welcome at the White House
"All I really had was my talent. Without that I wouldn't be welcome at the White House"
Small: Alcohol gives you infinite patience for stupidity
"Alcohol gives you infinite patience for stupidity"
Small: A man is not complete until he has seen the baby he has made
"A man is not complete until he has seen the baby he has made"
Small: You can be in this business 50 years and still not know anything about it
"You can be in this business 50 years and still not know anything about it"
Small: You always have two choices: your commitment versus your fear
"You always have two choices: your commitment versus your fear"
Small: Would it be better if Id married a Negro woman? Would they treat my child any better? Erect fewer barri
"Would it be better if I'd married a Negro woman? Would they treat my child any better? Erect fewer barriers?"
Small: With an ocean between you and your European friends, you have to keep them in your heart
"With an ocean between you and your European friends, you have to keep them in your heart"
Small: When you lose a lover its like getting a bad haircut. It grows back in time
"When you lose a lover it's like getting a bad haircut. It grows back in time"
Small: When Liza Minelli was a child, she used to sit on my lap and call me Uncle Sammy
"When Liza Minelli was a child, she used to sit on my lap and call me Uncle Sammy"
Small: What have I got? No looks, no money, no education. Just talent
"What have I got? No looks, no money, no education. Just talent"
Small: We cant answer Kings assassination with violence. That would be the worst tribute we could pay him
"We can't answer King's assassination with violence. That would be the worst tribute we could pay him"
Small: To appear on the stage drunk, to have them leave there and remember me making drunken mistakes, that wa
"To appear on the stage drunk, to have them leave there and remember me making drunken mistakes, that was death"
Small: Though I love the luxury of the Waldorf Towers, room service there doesnt do soul food
"Though I love the luxury of the Waldorf Towers, room service there doesn't do soul food"
Small: Reality is never as bad as a nightmare, as the mental tortures we inflict on ourselves
"Reality is never as bad as a nightmare, as the mental tortures we inflict on ourselves"
Small: Real success is not on the stage, but off the stage as a human being, and how you get along with your f
"Real success is not on the stage, but off the stage as a human being, and how you get along with your fellow man"
Small: Part of show business is magic. You dont know how it happens
"Part of show business is magic. You don't know how it happens"
Small: My home has always been show business
"My home has always been show business"
Small: Most orgies that you go to, I have found, most of it is sad. All that wildness, all those laughs were l
"Most orgies that you go to, I have found, most of it is sad. All that wildness, all those laughs were like the shining silver and gold paper on packages, but there was nothing inside"
Small: May was young and beautiful, we were legally married, but she was caught in the prison of my skin
"May was young and beautiful, we were legally married, but she was caught in the prison of my skin"
Small: Marilyn and I were rumored to be an item. We were friends. Nothing more. Marilyn was one of the sweetes
"Marilyn and I were rumored to be an item. We were friends. Nothing more. Marilyn was one of the sweetest creatures that ever lived"
Small: If you want to get known as a singer you hire five sexy chicks and let them fight over you onstage and
"If you want to get known as a singer you hire five sexy chicks and let them fight over you onstage and for the cameras. That's publicity, man"
Small: Id learned a lot in the Army. I knew that above all things in the world I had to become so big, so stro
"I'd learned a lot in the Army. I knew that above all things in the world I had to become so big, so strong that people and their hatred could never touch me"
Small: I wasnt anything special as a father. But I loved them and they knew it
"I wasn't anything special as a father. But I loved them and they knew it"
Small: The success of the Rat Pack or the Clan was due to the camaraderie, the three guys who work together an
"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"
Small: Theres nothing that can match Broadway for stature and dignity
"There's nothing that can match Broadway for stature and dignity"
Small: Sober up, and you see and hear everything youd been able to avoid hearing before
"Sober up, and you see and hear everything you'd been able to avoid hearing before"
Small: There are lines that I know are going to get a belly laugh, but after a few shows I get sick of hearing
"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"
Small: I was so opposed to the war in Vietnam that I initially refused President Nixons urgings for me to go t
"I was so opposed to the war in Vietnam that I initially refused President Nixon's urgings for me to go there"
Small: I saw that my image was changing or fading. One of the reasons for taking a break from clubs was to be
"I saw that my image was changing or fading. One of the reasons for taking a break from clubs was to be missed-not forgotten"
Small: I have to be a star like another man has to breathe
"I have to be a star like another man has to breathe"
Small: I hadnt been in Vegas 20 minutes when I got word that the bookmakers were offering three to one that Fr
"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"
Small: I had traveled 10 states and played over 50 cities by the time I was 4
"I had traveled 10 states and played over 50 cities by the time I was 4"