Sammy Davis, Jr. Quotes
There are certain romances that belong in certain cities, in a certain atmosphere, in a certain time.
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I look at 'Death Proof' and realize I had too much time.
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I voted for Barack Obama.
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I don't regret doing any of my films. All of them have been great learning experiences, and they have contributed to making me what I am today.
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Americans are really obsessed with their teeth being white and straight, aren't they? I saw this little girl the other day with one of those whole head braces. Elastic all the way around! How traumatizing for a child to have to wear one of those! You look like a monster.
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President Obama was deeply and clearly affected by the Sandy Hook disaster.
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The music industry's very laid back while I'm very, very aggressive.
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The old series of sittings with Mrs. Piper convinced me of survival for reasons which I should find it hard to formulate in any strict fashion, but that was their distinct effect.
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In our Western culture, although death has come out of the closet, it is still not openly experienced or discussed. Allowing dying to be so intensely present enriches both the preciousness of each moment and our detachment from it.
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Year 2008 wiped out $19.2 trillion in US income... What if the money was spent on the Midwest of the United States?
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I always had to genuinely like the actors I worked with and use my enthusiasm and vision to give them confidence to push their creativity and their humor.
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When I read the 'Country Strong' script, I thought, 'Can't they just hand-double it? Can't I just do the rest of the movie and not have to do the performing?' It took me six months to learn to sing and play guitar at the same time.
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In New Orleans, music is part of the culture. You're raised with it, from the cradle to the grave, and all in-between.
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A child learns to discard his ideals, whereas a grown-up never wears out his short pants.
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You cannot reduce the power of story with the tag of money because it's not a share market. So you must know the seriousness of the power of storytelling.
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I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game.
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And I thought, you know, I have to say that maybe the whacked out mother is my new favorite role, but I don't want to just do it and become Nurse Ratchett.
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Exposing your ignorance is how you get somebody to embrace you.
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The physics of water is central to cooking, because food is mostly water. All steak that you cook is actually boiled on the inside.
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Who said last, 'A cleaner New York-school is Up To You?'
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I was about five years old when I was eating soup in our kitchen, and as I was lifting the spoon towards my mouth, it bent and broke in half.
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He had Parkinson's disease for about, I'd say diagnosed for about 11 of the last years of his life. And treatment was not as good as it is now, of course. We're still going along and he died in '85 and he was 77.
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Because I was surrounded by so much negativity at some point that it took me going back and doing stand-up to realize, you know, people really like me.
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Never speak disrespectfully of Society, Algernon. Only people who can’t get into it do that.
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There are certain romances that belong in certain cities, in a certain atmosphere, in a certain time.
