Sammy Davis, Jr. Quotes

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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I collect firearms, and I've got a Winchester, an Indian rifle. It has tacks for every warrior that was shot, like notches on a pistol, and it's got feathers and beads hanging off it. It's like a work of art.

Joe Perry

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You feel quite distant by playing at huge stadiums year after year, where you only can see a great darkness in front of you.

Robert Plant

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From my anger, frustration, and hurt, I wrote the short story that would later become 'The Hate U Give.'

Angie Thomas

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If children do not understand the Constitution, they cannot understand how our government functions, or what their rights and responsibilities are as citizens of the United States.

John Roberts

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When a violent minority that crosses color lines comes to believe that killing those you know or do not know is a reasonable solution to problems, we are in need of another vision.

Stanley Crouch

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Film is like eating to me. It feels completely natural.

Roman Coppola

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I really empathise with some of my peers who had success in the early years; then it dries up, and so there's no reason to get up in the morning.

Jason Bateman

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People don't understand computers. Computers are magical boxes that do things. People believe what computers tell them.

Bruce Schneier

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I look around at my peers, and I'm so blown away by their talent and their beauty and their cool style, as well as their ability to be an actress and be a movie star and be good at it. I mean, they're so good, and we're all trying to get the same parts.

Anne Hathaway

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I found out that total creativity involves a certain intellectual rebellion - not to become a criminal, but somehow. to be totally creating, you have to do things that are a little bit forbidden. You have to feel free, and we know freedom is a hard thing to get.

Philippe Petit

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If you could just turn pro and go immediately to the PGA Tour, that would be one thing. But that's not how it works. And that's not the lifestyle I want.

Scott Harvey

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In a way, one gets stability from being able to order the rational mind.

Richard Gere

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