I was so opposed to the war in Vietnam that I initially refused President Nixon's urgings for me to go there.

Quote by Sammy Davis Jr

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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...

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...

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 civil rights movement wasn't easy for anybody.

The civil rights movement wasn't easy for anybody.

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...

When you lose a lover it's like getting a bad haircut. It grows back in...

When you lose a lover it's like getting a bad haircut. It grows back in...

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...

I bought a house in the Hollywood Hills and brought my grandmother from Harlem to...

I bought a house in the Hollywood Hills and brought my grandmother from Harlem to...

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...

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...

There are lines that I know are going to get a belly laugh, but after...

There are lines that I know are going to get a belly laugh, but after...

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...

The ultimate mystery is one's own self.

The ultimate mystery is one's own self.

The manic pursuit of success cost me everything I could love: my wife, my three...

The manic pursuit of success cost me everything I could love: my wife, my three...

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...

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

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

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.

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.

Alcohol gives you infinite patience for stupidity.

Alcohol gives you infinite patience for stupidity.

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...