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, who covered and performed great hits throughout the 20th century.
Although he also stood out as an actor, the memory of Sinatra with songs like New York, Chicago either My Way It is practically indelible.
In today’s article we are going to try to compile the best phrases by Frank Sinatra, as well as some of his most memorable famous verses and quotes.
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 I could ask for more than that, really.
Sinatra opens his heart to us explaining how he would like to go down in history.
3. Dare to use the silly clown face.
Look at life with joy and carelessness.
4. May you live to be 100 years old and may the last voice you hear be mine.
A somewhat narcissistic desire.
5. I will 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 complicated, messy cats. I’m not looking for the secret of life… I just keep going day by day, taking what comes.
A philosophy of life based on austerity.
8. Don’t retaliate, get angry.
When there is no other choice.
9. I hate the martial music of every side-burned criminal on the face of the earth.
Musical reflection.
10. 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 can’t project this to a listener, I fail.
About his attention to detail when approaching 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 good.
An unbridled life can lead us to curious scenarios.
14. The cigarettes that you light one after another will not help you forget her.
About the anxiety felt 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 won’t admit it.
Although life has very negative aspects, you have to accept it as it comes.
18. What does a man possess? If he doesn’t himself, then he has nothing.
Self-control and self-esteem, fundamental pillars.
19. Hell hath no fury like a scammer with a literary agent.
Brutal comparison
20. You can be the most artistically perfect performer in the world, but an audience is wide, if you are indifferent, it’s over.
The audience rules, for better or worse.
21. Anything else that has been said about me personally is not important. When I sing, I believe. I am honest.
The voice hides nothing.
22. For years I’ve nursed a secret desire to spend the 4th of July in a double hammock with a wide swinging redhead… but I could never find myself a double hammock.
How many things do we stop doing out of simple fear?
24. I am for decency, period. I am in favor of everything and everything that brings love and consideration for my fellow humans.
Although he was sometimes associated with some mafia clans, Frank Sinatra always had words of conciliation and brotherhood.
25. The great lesson of life, darling, never be afraid of anyone or anything.
You will go far if you always go straight.
26. People who make their living off the fortunes or misfortunes of others are parasites.
About his hatred towards untrustworthy people.
27. You have to be working from the moment you come out. You have to know exactly what you’re doing every second on that stage, otherwise the act goes straight down the toilet. It’s over. Good night.
A piece of advice for self-respecting singers and artists.
28. What formula? I’ve 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… it owns you.
Perhaps his most famous and remembered quote.
30. What I do with my life is on my own. I live it the best way I can.
His adventurous and solitary spirit.
31. Orange is the happiest color.
About the color that transmits the most 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 sets they lie some more.
Surely, this phrase was directed at political leaders.
34. 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 piece of advice to live and always reinvent yourself.
36. I believe in you and me. I am like Albert Schweitzer, Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein because I respect life in any form. I believe in nature, in birds, the sea, the sky, in everything I can see or for which there is real evidence. If these things are what you mean by God, then I believe in God.
In this phrase, Sinatra shows us his respect and love for nature.
37. There are several things I think I would have done if I had the chance again. She 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 he made about his past.
38. Basically, I’m all for whatever gets you through the night, whether it’s 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’ll feel all day.
Phrase that we should not take too much into account if we want to maintain our health.
40. I am very fond of women; I admire them… But, like all men, I don’t understand them.
A womanizer like Sinatra also didn’t fully understand certain mysteries about the female mind.
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’m a lounge singer because there is greater intimacy between the performer and the audience in a nightclub. On the other hand, I love the thrill of appearing in front of a large concert audience. Let’s say the location isn’t important, as long as everyone has a good time.
Different contexts, same artist.
43. 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. 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 his most famous phrase.
45. A well-balanced girl is one with an empty head and a tight sweater.
Ironic phrase about women, which has not stood the test of time well.
46. I do not neglect a man’s apparent need for faith; I’m all for anything that gets you through the night, whether it’s 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 the middle.
Religion seen as an individual phenomenon, not just a collective one.
47. Nothing anyone says or writes about me bothers me, except when it 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 ever seen besides myself, 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 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 oneself is the only one that matters.
51. I like intelligent women. When it comes out, it shouldn’t be a staring contest.
Beyond beauty there are many more things that matter.
52. Whoever wants to be someone buys a Ferrari, whoever is already 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 how much luck matters.
54. Stay alive, stay active, and practice as much as possible.
Maxim of life formulated as a recommendation.
55. Critics don’t worry me, because if I do it wrong, I already know that I have done it wrong before they write it. And if I do it well, I know that I have done it well. I know myself well, so a critic doesn’t make me angry.
Sinatra had a kind of inner critic.
56. Here’s to the confusion of our enemies.
A wish related to enmity.
57. You only live once, and the way I live, one is enough.
You can’t rehearse to live.
58. I have lived a full life, I traveled each and every road, 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 hear.
On this subject, Frank Sinatra’s taste was very conservative.
61. I don’t give that shitty music called Rock and Roll even 5 years to live.
One of the most remembered phrases of this singer, due to the incorrectness of his prediction.
62. Live every day as if it were your last.
This artist was a true vitalist.
63. I believe that God knows what each of us wants and needs. It is not necessary to come to church on Sundays to reach Him. You can find Him anywhere. And if that sounds heretical, my source is quite reliable: Matthew, 5 to 7, the Sermon on the Mount.
One of Frank Sinatra’s phrases in which he deals with the religious theme.
64. You have to enjoy life, man, because dying is really annoying.
Encouraging you to enjoy existence.
65. Tip your hat, angles are attitudes.
A way to express one’s personality through aesthetics.
66. I’m not looking for the secret of life… I just go from day to day, little by little and without pause.
About his relaxed and somewhat conformist spirit.
67. I like intelligent women. When you go out, you shouldn’t play a staring contest.
Your interest should be focused on those that provide more than just beauty.
68. I am supposed to have a doctorate 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’s too late.
