Sammy Davis, Jr.

Sober up, and you see and hear everything you'd been able to avoid hearing before.

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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.

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There's nothing that can match Broadway for stature and dignity.

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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.

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Marilyn and I were rumored to be an item. We were friends. Nothing more. Marilyn was one of the sweetest creatures that ever lived.

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You don't swing where you sleep.

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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.

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Though I love the luxury of the Waldorf Towers, room service there doesn't do soul food.

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We can't answer King's assassination with violence. That would be the worst tribute we could pay him.

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Being in public with May and the children was too heavy. I was irreversibly tuned in to everyone around us.

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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.

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You always have two choices: your commitment versus your fear.

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Quotes by Sammy Davis, Jr.