Sammy Davis, Jr. Men Quotations

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

My talent was the weapon, the power, the way for me to fight. It was the one way I might hope to affect a man's thinking,

Savor the moments that are warm and special and giggly.

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

A man is not complete until he has seen the baby he has made.

The civil rights movement wasn't easy for anybody.

In terms of addiction, there is nothing more powerful than men's toys.

I have to be a star like another man has to breathe.

Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to get insulted.

Sinatra is the essence of vocal style. This man has an innate quality of knowing what is good musically. You can sum that up best by saying that he has musical integrity. Even when he does a bad song, there's a good quality in the presentation.

If you want to get known as a singer you hire five sexy chicks and let them fight over you onstage and for the cameras. That's publicity, man.

My handicap? Man, I am a one-eyed, black Jew! That's my handicap!

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