Sammy Davis, Jr. Quotes

American - Entertainer | December 8, 1925 - May 16, 1990

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

Sammy Davis, Jr.

FearWisdomCommitmentChoicesYou

Alcohol gives you infinite patience for stupidity.

Sammy Davis, Jr.

PatienceStupidityAlcoholYouGives

The ultimate mystery is one's own self.

Sammy Davis, Jr.

SelfMysteryOwnUltimate

When you lose a lover it's like getting a bad haircut. It grows back in time.

Sammy Davis, Jr.

TimeHaircutYouLoseBadBack

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

Sammy Davis, Jr.

YouSoberEverythingSeeHearingUp

Part of show business is magic. You don't know how it happens.

Sammy Davis, Jr.

BusinessMagicYouKnowShowHow

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.

Sammy Davis, Jr.

ImageBreakForgottenSawChanging

The civil rights movement wasn't easy for anybody.

Sammy Davis, Jr.

EasyCivil RightsMovementRights

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.

SuccessManYouHumanRealStage

Reality is never as bad as a nightmare, as the mental tortures we inflict on ourselves.

Sammy Davis, Jr.

RealityBadNeverMentalOurselves

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.

WorkLoveSuccessTogetherThree

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.

HopeMeGoPlacesPossibleNever

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