Sammy Davis, Jr.

Marilyn and I were rumored to be an item. We were friends. Nothing more. Marilyn was one of the sweetest creatures that ever lived. ↗

— Sammy Davis, Jr.

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May was young and beautiful, we were legally married, but she was caught in the prison of my skin. ↗

— Sammy Davis, Jr.

#caught #legally #married #may #prison

My home has always been show business. ↗

— Sammy Davis, Jr.

#been #business #home #show #show business

Real success is not on the stage, but off the stage as a human being, and how you get along with your fellow man. ↗

— Sammy Davis, Jr.

#being #fellow #fellow man #get #how

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

— Sammy Davis, Jr.

#become #debt #deeply #dollars #i

The civil rights movement wasn't easy for anybody. ↗

— Sammy Davis, Jr.

#civil #civil rights #civil rights movement #easy #movement

The manic pursuit of success cost me everything I could love: my wife, my three children, some friends I would have liked to grow old with. ↗

— Sammy Davis, Jr.

#cost #could #everything #friends #grow

The one thing you don't want is that stale sound when you've done a line so much you can't find a fresh approach to it. Drop it. ↗

— Sammy Davis, Jr.

#done #drop #find #fresh #line

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.

#clan #due #each #guys #kid

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

— Sammy Davis, Jr.

#atmosphere #belong #certain #certain time #cities