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

Quote by Sammy Davis Jr

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During three decades, along all the highways of my youth, Frank had always been there...

During three decades, along all the highways of my youth, Frank had always been there...

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

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

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

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

I go to temple a lot less than I would like because when I do,...

I go to temple a lot less than I would like because when I do,...

Sober up, and you see and hear everything you'd been able to avoid hearing before.

Sober up, and you see and hear everything you'd been able to avoid hearing before.

I saw that my image was changing or fading. One of the reasons for taking...

I saw that my image was changing or fading. One of the reasons for taking...

I believed in Bobby Kennedy. Campaigning for him was an attempt to give back something...

I believed in Bobby Kennedy. Campaigning for him was an attempt to give back something...

Though I love the luxury of the Waldorf Towers, room service there doesn't do soul...

Though I love the luxury of the Waldorf Towers, room service there doesn't do soul...

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

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

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

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

Being in public with May and the children was too heavy. I was irreversibly tuned...

Being in public with May and the children was too heavy. I was irreversibly tuned...

Fame comes with its own standard. A guy who twitches his lips is just another...

Fame comes with its own standard. A guy who twitches his lips is just another...

Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where...

Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where...

Would it be better if I'd married a Negro woman? Would they treat my child...

Would it be better if I'd married a Negro woman? Would they treat my child...

I was so opposed to the war in Vietnam that I initially refused President Nixon's...

I was so opposed to the war in Vietnam that I initially refused President Nixon's...

You don't swing where you sleep.

You don't swing where you sleep.

May was young and beautiful, we were legally married, but she was caught in the...

May was young and beautiful, we were legally married, but she was caught in the...

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

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

My home has always been show business.

My home has always been show business.

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

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