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Sammy Davis, Jr

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[Wikipedia] Samuel George Davis Jr. was an American singer, actor, comedian and dancer. Known as "Mr. Entertainment" and "Mister Show Business", Davis was regarded as one of the most popular entertainers of the 20th century and as a black entertainer, he helped to break racial barriers in several venues, includ

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I saw that my image was changing or fading. One of the reasons for taking a break from clubs was to be…

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Break

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

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House

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

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Back in time

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Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to…

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Average

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You have to be able to look back at your life and say, "Yeah, that was fun."

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Able

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

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Friendship

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

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Fellow man

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I've done some things I wish I could erase. . . . I invented mistakes. But the mistakes must be seen in…

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Done

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I believed in Bobby Kennedy. Campaigning for him was an attempt to give back something to this country that has given me…

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Bobby kennedy

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If you want to get known as a singer you hire five sexy chicks and let them fight over you onstage and…

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Cameras

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I have a respect for Elvis and my friendship. It ain't my business what he did in private. The only thing I…

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Accounts

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Imitations only better the original.

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Creativity

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My mother was born in San Juan. So I'm Puerto Rican, Jewish, colored and married to a white woman. When I move…

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Born

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

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Choices

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

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Hate

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

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Business

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Wishing, hoping and regretting are the most common and dangerous tactics for evading the present.

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Common

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

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Business

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

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Any

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Sinatra is the essence of vocal style. This man has an innate quality of knowing what is good musically. You can sum…

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Doe

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

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Death

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The civil rights movement wasn't easy for anybody.

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Civil rights

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The success of the Rat Pack or the Clan was due to the camaraderie, the three guys who work together and kid…

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Camaraderie

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Sober up, and you see and hear everything you'd been able to avoid hearing before.

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Able

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Fame comes with its own standard. A guy who twitches his lips is just another guy with a lip twitch - unless…

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Bogart

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