Sammy Davis, Jr. Quotes
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I don't really like to explain my songs.
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And after I compose my programs, but it is very easy because I look to the music in a very natural way without fuss, and so I look always music, in my home, like books and books and books, choose books and you read the pages, so I do this with music, and I make programs.
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I really believed that my songs were good enough for the whole world to listen to. I had fans from America or the U.K. who would be like, 'Oh my God, I love your music'.
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I love writing songs.
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Shallow communities are relatively easy to build.
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I tend to name albums after one of the songs.
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I'm a jeans fanatic. It's ridiculous how many jeans I have.
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I never sue journalists. I employ journalists. I employ too many of them. I don't sue journalists.
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A lot of the reason my look is the way it is, is because it's really easy to put on a sundress every night if I have to perform - or just wear jeans every day and a flannel or something.
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One would think that it would be very easy, with an iconic character like James Bond, to keep making the films, but it hasn't been. But, it sure has been entertaining and rewarding.
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Creativity may be hard to nurture, but it's easy to thwart.
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To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
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It's tough to write beautifully about ugly things, but Mitchell S. Jackson makes it look easy.
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Why is it there are so many more horses' asses than there are horses?
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I need about three seats lengthwise to sleep on a plane. It's not easy for me to curl up.
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I'm very laid back, easy. There's nothing better in life than seeing your kids do well.
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In the not so distant past, we were close enough to our community to physically see how our actions impacted the group overall. Now it's just too easy to look the other way, or turn off the TV or computer and detach ourselves from the others.
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If I've learned anything in my career, it's that nothing worthwhile in life comes easy. That's just the way it is.
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There aren't too many principles of proper business conduct with which just about everybody will agree. Two come to mind: 1. Unless you're a professional athlete, don't offer co-workers encouragement by patting them on the butt, and 2. Don't burn bridges.
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For me, there is no such thing as a negative experience.
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My painting does not come from the easel.
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My rule of thumb is that if I am interested or intrigued by something, others will be as well.
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I don't have many easy songs.
