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 versioned 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 or My Way is practically indelible.

Phrases of Frank Sinatra

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

In today’s article we will try to compile the best phrases of Frank Sinatra, as well as some of his most memorable verses and famous quotes.

1. The best revenge is mass 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 can ask for more than that, really.

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

3. Dare to use the silly clown face.

To look at life with joy and carefree.

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

A somewhat narcissistic desire.

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 yourself 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’s coming.

A philosophy of life based on austerity.

8. Don’t take it out on me, get angry.

When there’s no other choice.

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

Musical reflection.

10. Throughout my career, if I’ve done anything, I’ve 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 detail in dealing with each interpretation.

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

About his fighting spirit and complex.

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 right.

An unbridled life can lead to curious scenarios.

14. The cigarettes you light one after another won’t help you forget her.

About the anxiety you feel about 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, we must accept it as it comes.

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

Self-control and self-esteem, fundamental pillars

19. Hell hath 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’s been said about me personally is not important. When I sing, I think. I’m honest.

The voice doesn’t 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 a double hammock.

Ironic statement 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 all for decency, period. I am in favor of everything and anything that brings love and consideration for my fellow men.

Although he was sometimes associated with some mafia clans, Frank Sinatra always had words of conciliation and brotherhood.

25. The great lesson of life, honey, never be afraid of anyone or anything.

You’ll go far if you always face it.

26. People who make a living from other people’s fortunes or misfortunes are parasites.

About his hatred of people who can’t be trusted.

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 to the toilet. It’s over. Good night.

A tip for singers and artists who are self-respecting.

28. What formula? I never had one, so I couldn’t say what the main ingredient is. I believe that all of us who are successful in this business have one common ingredient: God-given talent. The rest depends on how you use it.

Frank Sinatra’s great line 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.

The soul of a pedagogue.

33. All day long, they lie in the sun, and when the sun sets, they lie a little longer.

Surely, this phrase was addressed to political leaders.

34. The fresh air makes me vomit. I can’t 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.

An advice to live and be always reinventing yourself.

36. I believe in you and me. I’m like Albert Schweitzer, Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein because I respect life in every way. I believe in nature, in the birds, the sea, the sky, in everything I can see or in what there is real evidence of. 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 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 little reproaches that were made about his past.

38. Basically, I’m all for anything that gets you through the night, whether it’s prayer, tranquilizers or a bottle of Jack Daniels.

He wasn’t hiding a certain self-destructive urge.

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 keep our health.

40. I’m very fond of women; I admire them… But, like all men, I don’t understand them.

A womanizer like Sinatra also did not fully understand certain mysteries about the female mind.

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

About his fans and the way he seduced them.

42. Deep down, I think I’m a lounge singer because there’s more 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 just say that the place is not important, as long as everyone has a good time.

Different contexts, same artist.

43. If you do not know the boy on the other side of the world, love him anyway because he is like you. He has the same dreams, the same hopes and fears. It’s a world, man. We’re 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 quote.

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.

46. I do not neglect a man’s apparent need for faith; I am for anything that gets you through the night, whether it be 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 that 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’ve seen besides myself, and who is better than me, is Michael Jackson.

A mixture of praise and pride.

50. So he’s a man, what’s he got? If it’s not himself, then he’s got nothing. Saying 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 thing that matters.

51. I like smart 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 somebody buys a Ferrari, whoever is somebody already has a Lamborghini.

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

53. People often comment that I’m very lucky. Luck is only important insofar as 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.

Lifetime maximum formulated as a recommendation.

55. Critics don’t worry me, because if I do it wrong, I know I’ve done it wrong before they write it. And if I do it right, I know I’ve done it right. I know myself well, so a critic doesn’t make me angry.

Sinatra had some kind of internal critic.

56. Here’s to the confusion of our enemies.

A desire related to enmity.

57. You only live once, and the way I live, one is enough.

You can’t rehearse for a living.

58. I have lived a full life, I have traveled each and every road, and more, much more than this, I have done it in my own way.

Looking back on his life’s journey.

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

Pointing to a curious paradox.

60. Rock ‘n Roll: The most brutal, horrible, desperate, vicious form of expression I’ve ever heard.

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

61. I don’t give 5 years of life to that shitty music called Rock and Roll.

One of the most remembered phrases of this singer, because of the unwiseness of his prediction.

62. Live each day as if it were your last.

This artist was quite a vitalist.

63. I think God knows what each of us wants and needs. We 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 theme.

64. You have to enjoy life, man, because dying really bothers you.

Encouraging enjoyment of existence.

65. Tip your hat, angles are attitudes.

A way of expressing one’s personality through aesthetics.

66. I’m not looking for the secret of life… I’m just going from day to day, little by little and without pause.

About his relaxed and somewhat conformist spirit.

67. I like smart women. When you get out, you shouldn’t play a staring contest.

Your interest should be in those that bring more than beauty.

68. I’m supposed to have a PhD in women’s issues. But the truth is, I’ve been rejected more often than I’ve 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 she expresses her curiosity about the female mind.

69. A man doesn’t know what joy is until he’s married. Then it’s too late.

Great ironic reflection on life after marriage.

70. I’m a beautiful thing.

Phrase in reference to its uniqueness.