Looking for the best and inspirational Frank Sinatra quotes?
There’s no denying that Frank Sinatra was one of the most influential artists of all time. On December 12, 1915, he was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, the son of Italian immigrants. The American legend has transcended the music industry by becoming a global icon for contemporary and traditional pop, jazz, and rock.
He is so influential because he blended different genres of music to create his unique sound. He brought a new twist to popular songwriting and style. One thing that makes him even more special is his ability to reach out to his audience through a wide variety of songs with constant reinvention.
He has sold over 150 million albums worldwide making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. He is recognized not only as a successful singer and actor but also as a cultural icon. He has influenced countless artists and continues to be a leading figure in popular culture.
These are his most inspiring quotes that will give you a great boost of self-confidence and encourage your motivation to take action for your goals & dreams.
69 Most Inspiring Frank Sinatra Quotes
“I’m for whatever gets you through the night.”
“Don’t hide your scars. They make you who you are”
“I like intelligent women. When you go out, it shouldn’t be a staring contest.”
“You only live once, and the way I live, once is enough.”
“Whatever else has been said about me personally is unimportant. When I sing, I believe. I’m honest.”
“The best is yet to come.”
“I would like to be remembered as a man who had a wonderful time living life, a man who had good friends, fine family – and I don’t think I could ask for anything more than that, actually.”
“You only go around once, but if you play your cards right, once is enough.“
“What I do with my life is of my own doing. I live it the best way I can.”
“Card players have a saying: It’s all right to play if you keep your eyes on the deck – which is another way of saving, eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.”
“You can be the most artistically perfect performer in the world, but an audience is like a broad–if you’re indifferent, Endsville.”
“Throughout my career, if I have done anything, I have paid attention to every note and every word I sing – if I respect the song. If I cannot project this to a listener, I fail.”
“You treat a lady like a dame, and a dame like a lady.”
“The cigarettes you light one after another won’t help you forget her.”
“Don’t get even, get mad.”
“People who make a living off other people’s fortunes or misfortunes are parasites.”
“I’m gonna live till I die.”
“Cock your hats, angles are attitudes”
“With each word, your tenderness grows, tearing my fears apart. And that laugh, that wrinkles your nose touches my foolish heart. Your lovely, with your smile so warm and your cheek so soft, there is nothing for me but to love you.”
“You only go around once, but if you play your cards right, once is enough.”
“If power doesn’t mean that you have the opportunity to work with the people that you love, then you haven’t really got any.”
“If I had done everything I’m credited with, I’d be speaking to you from a laboratory jar at Harvard.”
“Don’t respond to negativity with more negativity. Just put your head down and prove your critics wrong.”
“I faced it all and I stood tall and did it my way.”
“Fear is the enemy of logic.”
“….A simple I love you means more than money….”
“They were at the top of their game, the top of their pleasure period. I mean, they loved Vegas!“
“Regrets, I’ve had a few; But then again, too few to mention.”
“Nothing anybody’s said or written about me ever bothers me, except when it does.”
“You buy a Ferrari when you want to be somebody. You buy a Lamborghini when you are somebody.”
“I’m for whatever gets you through the night”
“Only sing – don’t do cheap songs, don’t do silly songs, just do, just do wonderful songs that are well-written.”
“A simple I love you means more than money.”
“That’s life,and I can’t deny it/Many times I thought of cuttin’ out but my heart won’t buy it.”
“The best revenge is massive success.”
“If you possess something but you can’t give it away, then you don’t possess it, it possesses you.”
“Go fool yourself, if you will, I just haven’t got the time.”
“For what is a man, what has he got. If not himself, then he has naught.”
“You gotta love livin’, baby, ’cause dyin’ is a pain in the ass.”
“If you possess something but you can’t give it away, then you don’t possess it … it possesses you.”
“Cock your hat – angles are attitudes.”
“I think my greatest ambition in life is to pass on to others what I know.”
“There are moments when it’s too quiet. Particularly late at night or early in the mornings. That’s when you know there’s something lacking in your life. You just know.”
“Alcohol may be man’s worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy.”
“I would like to be remembered as a man who had a wonderful time living life, a man who had good friends, fine family – and I don’t think I could ask for anything more than that, actually.”
“Dare to wear the foolish clown face.”
“Cock your hat – angles are attitudes.””
“The big lesson in life, baby, is never be scared of anyone or anything.”
“What formula? I never had one, so I couldn’t say what the main ingredient is. I think everybody who’s successful in this business has one common ingredient—the talent God gave us. The rest depends upon how it’s used.”
“You may be a puzzle, but I like the way the parts fit.”
“You’ve got to be on the ball from the minute you step out into that spotlight. You gotta know exactly what you’re doing every second on that stage, otherwise, the act goes right into the bathroom. It’s all over. Good night.”
“People often remark that I’m pretty lucky. Luck is only important in so far as getting the chance to sell yourself at the right moment. After that, you’ve got to have talent and know how to use it.”
“It took me a long, long time to learn what I now know, and I don’t want that to die with me.”
“Stay alive, stay active, and get as much practice as you can.”
“Love is when you want to sing every day and night. Without fee and a manager.”
“Hell hath no fury like a hustler with a literary agent.”
“Alcohol may be man’s worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy.”
“The best is yet to come and won’t that be fine.”
“Take a deep breath, pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again.”
“Fly me to the moon, let me play among the stars.”
“That’s life,and I can’t deny it/Many times I thought of cuttin’ out but my heart won’t buy it.”
“A man doesn’t know what happiness is until he’s married. By then it’s too late.”
“I’m not one of those complicated, mixed-up cats. I’m not looking for the secret to life… I just go on from day to day, taking what comes.”
“A friend is never an imposition.”
“If you possess something but you can’t give it away, then you don’t possess it … it possesses you.”
“If you don’t know the guy on the other side of the world, love him anyway because he’s just like you. He has the same dreams, the same hopes and fears. It’s one world, pal. We’re all neighbors.”
“I’m not one of those complicated, mixed-up cats. I’m not looking for the secret to life… I just go on from day to day, taking what comes.”
