Sammy Davis Jr.

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

Sammy Davis Jr.

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.

Sammy Davis Jr.

Part of show business is magic. You don’t know how it happens.

Sammy Davis Jr.

Savor the moments that are warm and special and giggly.

Sammy Davis Jr.

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.

Sammy Davis Jr.

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

Sammy Davis Jr.

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

Sammy Davis Jr.

After I decided to become a Jew, only then did I learn that the Jews don’t have all the money. When I found out Rockefeller and Ford were goyim, I almost resigned.

Sammy Davis Jr.

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

Sammy Davis Jr.

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.

Sammy Davis Jr.