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

To appear on the stage drunk, to have them leave there and remember me making drunken mistakes, that was death.
Sammy Davis, Jr.

We can't answer King's assassination with violence. That would be the worst tribute we could pay him.
Sammy Davis, Jr.

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

When Liza Minelli was a child, she used to sit on my lap and call me Uncle Sammy.
Sammy Davis, Jr.

When you lose a lover it's like getting a bad haircut. It grows back in time.
Sammy Davis, Jr.

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

Would it be better if I'd married a Negro woman? Would they treat my child any better? Erect fewer barriers?
Sammy Davis, Jr.

You always have two choices: your commitment versus your fear.
Sammy Davis, Jr.

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

You don't swing where you sleep.
Sammy Davis, Jr.