The civil rights movement wasn't easy for anybody.

Quote by Sammy Davis Jr

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I didn't hate being 60 as much as I had 50.

I didn't hate being 60 as much as I had 50.

Alcohol gives you infinite patience for stupidity.

Alcohol gives you infinite patience for stupidity.

There's nothing that can match Broadway for stature and dignity.

There's nothing that can match Broadway for stature and dignity.

To appear on the stage drunk, to have them leave there and remember me making...

To appear on the stage drunk, to have them leave there and remember me making...

We can't answer King's assassination with violence. That would be the worst tribute we could...

We can't answer King's assassination with violence. That would be the worst tribute we could...

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

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

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

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

Marilyn and I were rumored to be an item. We were friends. Nothing more. Marilyn...

Marilyn and I were rumored to be an item. We were friends. Nothing more. Marilyn...

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

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

The ultimate mystery is one's own self.

The ultimate mystery is one's own self.

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

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

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...

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...

If you want to get known as a singer you hire five sexy chicks and...

If you want to get known as a singer you hire five sexy chicks and...

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

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

Ten million dollars after I'd become a star I was deeply in debt.

Ten million dollars after I'd become a star I was deeply in debt.

The success of the Rat Pack or the Clan was due to the camaraderie, the...

The success of the Rat Pack or the Clan was due to the camaraderie, the...

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...

I hadn't been in Vegas 20 minutes when I got word that the bookmakers were...

I hadn't been in Vegas 20 minutes when I got word that the bookmakers were...

Most orgies that you go to, I have found, most of it is sad. All...

Most orgies that you go to, I have found, most of it is sad. All...