132 result(s) for Sammy Davis Jr. Quotes.
"I got a chance to see and work with the greatest talents in the world, and you can’t do anything but admire that."
"The only things I have never been able to master are the things that can’t be seen or heard - like love."
"I’m not sure if I believe in fate, but I do believe in faith."
"You have to be able to take the good with the bad."
"I do not have a sense of security, because I do not want a sense of security."
"I’ve been lucky, and I’m thankful for the talent that I have."
"You have to have the courage to use your talents."
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"I think we’ve built a beautiful world, but at times we need a little wake-up call."
"I’ve always thought of myself as a performer, and my duty is to entertain."
"The true measure of a person is what they do with their talents."
"Since I can remember, I wanted to be in show business. I wanted to be in the spotlight."
"When I perform, I feel as though I’m giving something of myself to the audience."
"I believe we are here to contribute something to the world."
"You can't indulge the idea of the tortured artist too much. It can get you into some trouble."
"It takes a lot of love to make a family."
"You’ve got to find something that you love to do, and you have to love doing it."
"The greatest gift is not the achievement of success, but the ability to live your life in close harmony with your true self."
"I’m still trying to figure out how to make some music. The music isn’t going to happen unless you’re brave enough to put your heart into it."
"To me, the real tragedy of life is not the loss of youth, but one’s inability to accept the passage of time."
"What I have now is what I’m going to share with you."
"If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life."
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"The business is nothing without the audience."
"Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase."
"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success."
"Life is a lot like a game of poker: If you don’t put in a few chips, you’ll never win!"
"Show business is the ultimate in modern art."
"I don’t need a psychiatrist. I have my own experience to deal with."
"I’m not a comedian, I’m a humorist."
"The thing I miss the most is my ability to perform."
"What I’ve always wanted to do is to create, but I didn’t think I would get the chance."
"You know, when I was growing up, there were lots of things I never dreamed of: becoming a star was one of them."
"I really think that I went into show business because I wanted to be accepted."
"I will always look for the truth, and that truth has forced me to look elsewhere."
"In show business, you don’t know what’s going to happen next."
"The greatest gift you can give is your time."
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"I’ve learned that my mistakes are my greatest teachers."
"When you’re in love, you’re not in charge of your life."
"Singing is a way of escaping. It’s another world. I’m no longer on Earth."
"I want to be remembered as a performer who put on a show."
"Live your life and forget your age."
"Don’t let people tell you that you can’t do something."
"I believe that what we put out into the world comes back to us."
"To be successful, you have to be willing to be in over your head."
"Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death."
"If you reach for the stars, you may not quite get one, but you won’t come up with a handful of mud either."
"I’ve got to have my own place in the world."
"You can’t get anywhere without going from one place to another."
"Every time I sing, it’s like I’m starting over."
"It’s better to be dead than to be an actor."
"I always wanted to be a star."
"You have to keep going. No matter what."
"I’m just a kid from Harlem who made good."
"I’m the one who has to go out there and do it, and I will not disappoint myself."
"You have to be willing to get happy about nothing. If you manage that, you will have a good chance of being successful."
"The only things that matter are the things you left behind."
"I can’t help but think of what a miracle life is when I see my daughter."
"I’ve been a singer for a long time; I’ve been a dancer for a long time; I’ve been a musician for a long time. I never thought I’d be acting."
"I’m not going to make any future plans right now, because my present is so exciting."
"You’re not really free until you believe you are."
"You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back."
"The hardest thing about being a singer is being told you’re old and finished. But I’m still here."
"What I’ve done is make a habit of life. I want to be in this business for a while."
"I was not born to be a slave."
"If you get it right, you can always have a good time with people."
"Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor."
"I’m not going to just sit around waiting for things to happen."
"Whatever you do, always give it your all."
"Ain’t that a kick in the head?"
"You have to take risks to be successful."
"I fell in love with the business and the business fell in love with me."
"I learned the hard way that I can't be everything to everybody."
"The best thing about being a performer is getting to connect with an audience."
"I've got a lot of energy, but I can't front it all the time."
"You’ve got to have a dream, or else you’re just going to be stuck in a rut."
"I’ve learned that there are no limitations to success if you are willing to work hard."
"My motto is: leave the past behind and look to the future."
"You can’t run away from your past."
"Life is what you make it; it’s not what happens to you."
"I gotta be me. I gotta be me. What else can I be but what I am?"
"The greatest gift you can give to someone is your time."
"You can't get there from here without knowing where you are."
"I am what I am, and I'm gonna be who I am."
"A lot of people think that the second you get to be a star, they think you can walk on water. That's not true."
"Don't let anything get in the way of your dreams."
"My whole life has been a series of unforeseen circumstances."
"I’ve had a wonderful life in show business, and this is where I want to be."
"I like to think of myself as a people person."
"I think I am a reasonable person. But I do think I have a certain amount of talent."
"I know that the more I give, the more I receive."
"Live each day as if it were your last, because one day it will be."
"In show business, you are able to fool people for a long time."
"It's all about how you approach life."
"The moment I discovered the power of music, I knew I had found my purpose."
"I've had a lot of ups and downs in my life, and it has helped shape me."
"Comedy is the most difficult art form because the audience is judging you all the time."
"I believe that everyone has something to contribute."
"We are all the products of our pasts, and there's nothing we can do about it."
"You can't win every battle, but you can learn from every experience."
"I think the most important thing is to be true to yourself."
"I don't believe in an audience; I believe in friends."
"Everything that happens in life is a lesson."
"You can't do it all by yourself."
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
"I enjoy life. I love it."
"There are many ways to get to the finish line, and they all have value."
"I've got to be me."
"The candy is sweet, but the bitter is good."
"You can't make it if you don't know your way around."
"I would rather live a life of passion than a life of boredom."
"The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it."
"I think the most important thing is to find something that you enjoy doing, and that you can make money doing."
"Success is not a destination, it’s a journey."
"I believe in the power of love."
"When you’re in love, you have to follow your heart."
"I’m not a businessman; I’m a business, man."
"I have a lot of love to give."
"To me, the greatest thing in the world is to take care of your family."
"The world is a better place because of music."
"Life is what you make it."
"If you can dream it, you can do it."
"The best part of a job is when you walk out and say, 'I did it.'"
"I learned how to take a chance and do it better than somebody else."
"It's not where you start, but how high you aim that matters for success."
"I want to be remembered as a guy who tried to do his best."
"You’re never too old to dream."
"In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."
"I always try to go the extra mile and give a little bit more."
"Never let another person define who you are."
"Be your own kind of beautiful."
"I think of myself as a poet, a musician, and a dreamer."
"All you need is love."
"Be willing to sacrifice your happiness for the happiness of someone else."
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