Quotes by Sammy Davis, Jr.

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Singer and actor · American · 1925–1990

American singer and actor (1925–1990)

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“What have I got? No looks, no money, no education. Just talent.”

“I wasn't anything special as a father. But I loved them and they knew it.”

“I had more clothes than I had closets, more cars than garage space, but no money.”

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

“Real success is not on the stage, but off the stage as a human being, and how you get along with your fellow man.”

“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.”

“What have I got? No looks, no money, no education. Just talent.”

“I had more clothes than I had closets, more cars than garage space, but no money.”

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

“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.”

Love Work Together

“Real success is not on the stage, but off the stage as a human being, and how you get along with your fellow man.”

Man You Human

“The manic pursuit of success cost me everything I could love: my wife, my three children, some friends I would have liked to grow old with.”

“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.”

Vegas Three Show

“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.”

Me Places Never

“I wasn't anything special as a father. But I loved them and they knew it.”