The 70 best famous quotes of Frank Sinatra

When we hear the name of Frank Sinatra (New Jersey, 1915-Los Angeles, 1998) his nickname comes to mind: "The Voice." Sinatra was a unique singer, covering and performing great hits throughout the 20th century.

Although he also stood out as an actor, the memory of Sinatra with songs like New York, Chicago or My way it is practically indelible.

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Frank Sinatra Quotes

This American singer amassed sky-high levels of popularity, especially in the 1940s and 1950s.

In today's article we are going to try to collect the best phrases of Frank Sinatra, as well as some of the most memorable verses and famous quotes from him.

1. The best revenge is massive success.

When you succeed, everyone will have one more reason to hate you.

2. I would like to be remembered as a man who had a wonderful time living life, a man who had good friends, good family, and I don't think he could ask for more than that, really.

Sinatra opens his heart to us by explaining how he would like to go down in history.

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3. Dare to use the silly clown face.

Look at life with joy and carefree.

4. May you live to be 100 and may the last voice you hear be mine.

A wish for something narcissistic.

5. I'm going to live until I die.

From his famous song: "I'm gonna live until I die ...".

6. People often comment that I am very lucky. Luck is only important to the extent that you have the opportunity to sell at the right time. After that, you must have talent and know how to use it.

Luck is highly relative.

7. I'm not one of those messy, messy cats. I'm not looking for the secret of life... I keep going day by day, taking what comes.

A philosophy of life based on austerity.

8. Don't take it out, get angry.

When there is no other choice.

9. I hate the martial music of every criminal with side burns on the face of the earth.

Musical reflection.

10. Throughout my career, if I have done something, I have paid attention to every note and every word that I sing, if I respect the song. If I can't project this to a listener, I fail.

On his detail when facing each interpretation.

11. It may be a puzzle, but I like the way the parts fit together.

About his fighting and complex spirit.

12. A simple I love you means more than money.

Love should be devoid of any material interest.

13. The best is yet to come and it won't be okay.

A wild life can lead us to curious scenarios.

14. The cigarettes you light one after the other won't help you forget it.

About the anxiety you feel when ending a relationship.

15. Don't hide your scars. They make you who you are.

What has happened to you in the past is experience gained.

16. You only live once, but if you play your cards right, once is enough.

Enough to feel life in all its splendor.

17. That's life, and I can't deny it. Many times I thought about leaving, but my heart will not admit it.

Although life has very negative aspects, you have to accept it as it comes.

18. What does a man own? If not himself, then he has nothing.

Self-control and self-esteem, fundamental pillars.

19. Hell has no fury like a con man with a literary agent.

Brutal comparison

20. You may be the most artistically perfect performer in the world, but an audience is wide, if you're indifferent, it's over.

The audience rules, for better or for worse.

21. Anything else that has been said about me personally is not important. When I sing, I believe. I am honest.

The voice does not hide anything.

22. For years I have nurtured a secret desire to spend the 4th of July in a double hammock with a wide redheaded swinging... But I could never find myself a double hammock

Ironic phrase about his way of relaxing.

23. Fear is the enemy of logic.

How many things do we stop doing out of simple fear?

24. I'm for decency, period. I am in favor of everything and everything that brings love and consideration for my fellow men.

Despite the fact that he was sometimes associated with some mafia clans, Frank Sinatra always had words of conciliation and brotherhood.

25. Life's great lesson, darling, never be afraid of anyone or anything.

You will go far if you always go face to face.

26. People who make their living off the fortunes or misfortunes of others are parasites.

About his hatred of untrustworthy people.

27. You have to be working from the moment you come out. You have to know exactly what you are doing every second on that stage, otherwise the act goes straight down the toilet. It's over. Good night.

A tip for self-respecting singers and artists.

28. What formula? I never had one so I couldn't tell what the main ingredient is. I believe that all of us who are successful in this business have a common ingredient: the talent that God gave us. The rest depends on how it is used.

Great quote from Frank Sinatra about talent and the common denominator of success.

29. If you own something but can't give it away, then you don't own it... owns you.

Perhaps, his most famous and remembered date.

30. What I do with my life is on my own. I live it the best way I can.

His adventurous and lonely spirit.

31. Orange is the happiest color.

About the color that transmits more positive energy.

32. I think my greatest ambition in life is to pass on what I know to others.

A pedagogue's soul.

33. All day long, they lie in the sun, and when the sun goes down, they lie some more.

Surely, this phrase was addressed to political leaders.

34. The fresh air makes me vomit. I can not handle it. I'd rather be around three Denobili cigars blowing in my face all night.

A bad habit.

35. Stay alive, stay active, and practice as much as you can.

A tip to live and always be reinventing yourself.

36. I believe in you and me. I am like Albert Schweitzer, Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein because I respect life in any way. I believe in nature, in the birds, the sea, the sky, in everything I can see or in what there is real evidence. If these things are what you mean by God, then I believe in God.

In this sentence, Sinatra shows us his respect and love for nature.

37. There are several things that I think I would have done if I had the chance again. I would have been a little more patient about going out into the world. I would have made sure I had a more formal education.

Some of the small reproaches that were made about his past.

38. Basically, I'm in favor of anything that gets you through the night, be it prayer, tranquilizers, or a bottle of Jack Daniels.

He did not hide a certain self-destructive desire.

39. I feel sorry for people who don't drink, because when they wake up in the morning, it's the best they're going to feel all day.

Phrase that we should not take too much into account if we want to preserve health.

40. I am very fond of women; I admire them... But, like all men, I don't understand them.

A womanizer like Sinatra didn't quite understand certain mysteries about the female mind either.

41. I love all those girls just like me. I receive thousands of letters a week from girls who love me... Every time I sing a song, I make love to them. I am a boudoir singer.

About his fans and the way he seduced them.

42. Deep down, I think I am a lounge singer because there is a greater intimacy between the performer and the audience in a nightclub. On the other hand, I love the thrill of appearing before a large concert audience. Let's say the venue isn't important as long as everyone has a good time.

Different contexts, same artist.

43. If you don't know the boy from the other side of the world, love him anyway because he is just like you. He has the same dreams, the same hopes and fears. He is a world, friend. We are all neighbors.

There are no enemies, we all have problems, desires and illusions.

44. Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the Bible says: love your enemy.

Perhaps, the most famous phrase of him.

45. A well-balanced girl is the one with an empty head and a tight sweater.

Ironic phrase about women, who have not withstood the passage of time well.

46. I am not neglecting a man's apparent need for faith; I'm all for anything that gets you through the night, be it prayer, tranquilizers, or a bottle of Jack Daniels. But for me, religion is something deeply personal in which man and God go together alone, without the sorcerer in between.

Religion seen as an individual phenomenon, not just a collective one.

47. Nothing someone says or writes about me bothers me, except when he does.

A curious irony based on public opinion.

48. A friend is never an imposition.

Reflecting on the nature of friendship.

49. The only male singer I have seen other than myself, and who is better than me, is Michael Jackson.

A mixture of praise and pride.

50. Well, he is a man, what has he achieved? If he is not himself, then he has nothing. Say the things that he really feels and not the words of someone who kneels. My story shows that I took the hits and did it my way.

Competition with yourself is the only one that matters.

51. I like intelligent women. When he leaves, it shouldn't be a watching contest.

Beyond beauty there are many more things that matter.

52. Who wants to be someone buys a Ferrari, who already is someone has a Lamborghini.

Biting phrase about the differences in the level of economic success.

53. People often comment that I am very lucky. Luck is only important to the extent that you have the opportunity to sell yourself at the right time. After that, you have to have talent and know how to use it.

An assessment of the extent to which luck matters.

54. Stay alive, stay active, and practice as much as possible.

Maximum life formulated as a recommendation.

55. The critics don't worry me, because if I get it wrong, I already know I've done it wrong before they write it. And if I do it well, I already know that I have done it well. I know myself well, so a critic doesn't make me mad.

Sinatra had a kind of inner critic.

56. I toast to the confusion of our enemies.

A wish related to enmity.

57. You only live once, and the way I live, with just one.

You cannot rehearse to live.

58. I have lived a full life, I traveled each and every one of the roads, and more, much more than this, I did it my way.

Looking back to assess his life trajectory.

59. To be successful you have to have friends, to be very successful you have to have enemies.

Pointing out a curious paradox.

60. Rock 'n Roll: The most brutal, horrible, desperate, vicious form of expression that it has been my misfortune to listen to.

On this subject, Frank Sinatra's taste was very conservative.

61. I don't give that shit of music called Rock and Roll 5 years to live.

One of the most remembered phrases of this singer, due to the wrongfulness of his prediction.

62. He lives each day as if he is the last.

This artist was a vitalist.

63. I believe that God knows what each one of us wants and needs. You don't have to go to church on Sundays to get to Him. You can find him anywhere. And if that sounds heretical, my source is pretty reliable: Matthew 5-7, the Sermon on the Mount.

One of Frank Sinatra's phrases in which he deals with the religious issue.

64. You have to enjoy life, man, because dying does suck.

Encouraging to enjoy existence.

65. Tip your hat, angles are poses.

A way to express your own personality through aesthetics.

66. I'm not looking for the secret of life... I hardly go from day to day, little by little and without pause.

On the laid back spirit of him and somewhat conformist.

67. I like intelligent women. When you go out, you shouldn't be playing a staring contest.

Your interest should be focused on those that provide something more than beauty.

68. I'm supposed to have a Ph.D. on the subject of women. But the truth is that I have been rejected more often than I have been accepted. I have a lot of affection for women. I admire them. But, like all men, I don't understand them.

This is how he expresses his curiosity about the female mind.

69. A man does not know what joy is until he is married. Then it is too late.

Great ironic reflection on life after marriage.

70. I am a beautiful thing.

Phrase in reference to the unique character of him.