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

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Source : In Sammy Davis Jnr., J., and B. Boyar 'Yes I Can' (1965) pt. 3, ch. 23

Sammy Davis, Jr.

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“If the poor overweight jogger only knew how far he had to run to work off the calories in a crust of bread he might find it better in terms of pound per mile to go to a massage parlor.”
“So what used to fit in a building now fits in your pocket, what fits in your pocket now will fit inside a blood cell in 25 years.”
“Whenever the clergy were at the elbow of the civil arm, no matter whether they were Catholic or Protestant, persecution was the result.”
“I remember a tour where we played 50 cities in 56 days. We also went to Europe a couple of times.”
“Where's my tax form? Where's the file that's supposed to hold my W-2 form and interest statement? Where's the mileage log I specifically asked be kept last year?? Where's the monthly check summary? And who's been stuffing Visa receipts in the aluminum foil drawer??!! How embarrassing. I'm surrounded by idiots and I'm the only one in the office.”
“Why does watching a dog be a dog fill one with happiness?”
“War therefore is an act of violence to compel our opponent to fulfill our will.”
“It's sour grapes, I admit, I want to be more famous so people are examining my work couplet by couplet, you know what I mean? That's the level where I want to go.”

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