Sammy Davis Jr. Quotes

Whenever I get stuck on something, I'm like, 'What would I do if I wasn't afraid? What would I write if I wasn't afraid? What would I say in this situation if I wasn't afraid?'

My decision to start a new one is just that, a decision, since I never get inspirations.

Oftentimes, people stay where they are in life simply because of fear. But do you know that fear isn't reality? It's only a thought in your mind.

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

It's all right to hesitate if you then go ahead.

The only things you regret are the things you don't do.

Life opens up opportunities to you, and you either take them or you stay afraid of taking them.

Sorry; I have no space left for advice. Just do it.

I'm the sort of person - for example coming off 'Strictly' - I make decisions, then I just deal with them and I go with them 100 per cent.

Right out of high school I never had the fear of getting beat, which is how most people lose.

You can't let yourself be pushed around. You can't live in fear. I mean, some people do live in fear. You can't live in fear. That's no way to live your life.

Sometimes the things you decide not to do are actually the biggest things to do in your career.

My motto is: feel the fear and do it anyway.

Have the courage to act instead of react.

Never stop because you are afraid - you are never so likely to be wrong.

Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay.

But you come to a point in your life when you can't pull the trigger anymore.

We really only have two choices. Play it safe, or take a chance. For me, pulling back because of fear has always made me feel worse.

It not knowing what to do, it's doing what you know.

Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.

When you hold things back, when you don't commit completely to your ideas and trust completely in your own instincts, you are guaranteeing your own failure - even if you end up having commercial success.

When in doubt, do it.

If you can get yourself where you're not afraid of dying, then you can move forward a lot faster.

If something scares me, then I have to do it. My biggest fear in life is fear.

I just made the decision that I was going to try comedy, and if didn't work, then I knew it didn't work. Then I would go back and do whatever. But at least I wouldn't torture myself the rest of my life, wondering whatever would have happened.