Sammy Davis, Jr. Quotes

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

Would it be better if I'd married a Negro woman? Would they treat my child any better? Erect fewer barriers?

Sammy Davis, Jr.

WomanChildTreatBetterBarriers

May was young and beautiful, we were legally married, but she was caught in the prison of my skin.

Sammy Davis, Jr.

BeautifulPrisonSkinYoungSheMay

I had traveled 10 states and played over 50 cities by the time I was 4.

Sammy Davis, Jr.

TimeTraveledOverPlayedStates

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.

Sammy Davis, Jr.

PeopleMeWorldStrongArmyBecome

Bogart could have been color blind. He got to know a man before he decided if he liked him or not.

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ManColorBlindKnowHimBeen

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.

WeddingVegasThreeGotShowBeen

There are certain romances that belong in certain cities, in a certain atmosphere, in a certain time.

Sammy Davis, Jr.

TimeRomanticBelongAtmosphere

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

Sammy Davis, Jr.

ChildrenEveryoneMayUsHeavyToo

You can be in this business 50 years and still not know anything about it.

Sammy Davis, Jr.

BusinessYouKnowYearsAnything

All I really had was my talent. Without that I wouldn't be welcome at the White House.

Sammy Davis, Jr.

TalentWelcomeHouseWhiteWithout

During three decades, along all the highways of my youth, Frank had always been there for me.

Sammy Davis, Jr.

MeYouthThreeAlwaysAlongBeen

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.

MyselfSickLaughKnowSayHearing

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