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

Quote by Sammy Davis Jr

Topics: Sammy Davis Jr Quotes

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

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

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...

When Liza Minelli was a child, she used to sit on my lap and call...

When Liza Minelli was a child, she used to sit on my lap and call...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

My home has always been show business.

My home has always been show business.

The one thing you don't want is that stale sound when you've done a line...

The one thing you don't want is that stale sound when you've done a line...

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...

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

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

Real success is not on the stage, but off the stage as a human being,...

Real success is not on the stage, but off the stage as a human being,...

With an ocean between you and your European friends, you have to keep them in...

With an ocean between you and your European friends, you have to keep them in...

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

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

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...

The great difficulty is first to win a reputation; the next to keep it while...

The great difficulty is first to win a reputation; the next to keep it while...

In the future everyone will be world-famous for fifteen minutes

In the future everyone will be world-famous for fifteen minutes

No true and permanent fame can be founded except in labors which promote the happiness...

No true and permanent fame can be founded except in labors which promote the happiness...