Quotes about Davis (263 quotes)

I don't think I have the image that say, Judy Garland has, or Bette Davis. Votes: 4

Julie Andrews

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Gray Davis can run a dirty campaign better than anyone, but he can't run a state. Votes: 4

Arnold Schwarzenegger

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I may be paralyzed from the waist down, but unlike Gray Davis, I'm not paralyzed from the neck up. Votes: 4

Larry Flynt

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I like to listed to the adventurous guys - the Coltranes, Miles Davis, the guys who just let it loose. Votes: 4

Herb Alpert

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I never considered Miles Davis a perfectionist; I always considered him as an excellence-ist, where deviation is actually kind of cool. Votes: 4

Charlie Trotter

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Of course, Mississippi participates in federal matching programs for everything from preserving the post-Civil War home of Jefferson Davis to beaver control. Votes: 4

Ronnie Musgrove

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My favorite actress of all times is Bette Davis in Dark Victory. I have seen it six or seven times, and I still cry. Votes: 4

Bettie Page

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In Oakland, Al Davis was a genius. We had Ron Wolff there, too, and he was a genius. There was no room for me to be a genius. Votes: 4

John Madden

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Jazz music is as American as it gets, and so is the U.S. Postal Service. A Miles Davis stamp is a perfect marriage of two great American institutions. Votes: 4

Henry Rollins

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Music is my only guide. I don't care if people pigeonhole me. Miles Davis is my hero. He covered Cindy Lauper and Michael Jackson, and he didn't give a hoot about what the purists said. Votes: 4

Meshell Ndegeocello

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I am a leader. Leaders always get heat. They're always going against the grain. Jimi Hendrix got heat; Bob Marley got heat; Miles Davis got heat. Every great artist got heat. Heat means you're doing something right. Votes: 4

Ziggy Marley

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I am a leader, so leaders always get heat. They're always going against the grain. Jimi Hendrix got heat; Bob Marley got heat; Miles Davis got heat. Every great artist got heat. Heat means you're doing something right. Votes: 4

Ziggy Marley

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When I was a kid, it was Bette Davis. She was my idol. I used to cut school and sit in the back of the theater; of course, I would have snuck in because I couldn't afford a ticket. Votes: 4

Lauren Bacall

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I think it comes from really liking literary forms. Poetry is very beautiful, but the space on the page can be as affecting as where the text is. Like when Miles Davis doesn't play, it has a poignancy to it. Votes: 4

Jim Jarmusch

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I look at the careers of people I'm standing on the shoulders of. People like Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., and Sarah Vaughan. These are icons I wanted to emulate, and I feel like they've been holding me up for quite a long time. Votes: 4

Dionne Warwick

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I loved all those classic figures from the '30s and '40s... Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Humphrey Bogart, Rita Hayworth. They had such glamour and style. I loved the movies of those times too - so much attention paid to details, lights, clothing, the way the studios would develop talent. Votes: 4

Grace Jones

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I know what I've done for music, but don't call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis. Votes: 4

Miles Davis

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I'm not head-strong, and I'm not egotistical. I understand certain things better now. I won't be trying to be play everyday. There's only one Cal Ripken, one Lou Gehrig and one Joe DiMaggio. What is good for them isn't necessarily good for Eric Davis. Votes: 4

Eric Davis

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Anthony Davis is cool. Votes: 3

Deron Williams

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Amanda Davis has a wicked and inspired imagination. Votes: 3

Brady Udall

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Do you think Sammy Davis ate Junior Mints? Votes: 3

George Carlin

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Davis fouls out to third in fair territory. Votes: 3

Jerry Coleman

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Evil tendency, strong like Miles Davis heroin dependency. Votes: 3

Chino XL

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[Wendy Davis is] ruled by a demon of murder. Votes: 3

Gordon Klingenschmitt

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Miles Davis is one who writes songs when he plays. Votes: 3

Gerry Mulligan

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I'm going to beat Alexis Davis then take a nap Votes: 3

Ronda Rousey

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She's got Greta Garbo's standoff sighs, she's got Bette Davis eyes. Votes: 3

Kim Carnes

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I was the kid that grew up watching Bette Davis films. Votes: 3

Rebecca Hall

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Bette Davis had a phrase that called it "cigarette smoking acting" . Votes: 3

Joe Eszterhas

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Viola Davis should be a household name. So should Angela Bassett. Votes: 3

Rutina Wesley

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I grew up on Bette Davis movies, and Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe. Votes: 3

Charlize Theron

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Davis was weak and vascillating, timid, petulant, peevish, obstinate, but not firm. Votes: 3

Alexander H. Stephens

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When I see Steve Davis I see two letters... C S... Cue Sorceror. Votes: 3

Sid Waddell

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America is thataway, Mr. Lincoln," laughed Davis, pointing north. "You're in Mississippi now. Votes: 3

Seth Grahame-Smith

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Beauty is subjective: Bette Davis wasn't beautiful, but she was more than beautiful. Votes: 3

Jacques Audiard

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If I'm going to be a jazz player, I need to understand Miles Davis. Votes: 3

Ice T

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Bette Davis in All About Eve was huge for me. Her acting was staggering. Votes: 3

Winona Ryder

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Even as a kid, I was more enchanted watching Bette Davis than Errol Flynn. Votes: 3

Richard LaGravenese

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I could never understand the attraction of Bette Davis. I always preferred Jane Russell. Votes: 3

Richard Griffiths

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My playing started to develop through the Miles Davis stuff I was listening to. Votes: 3

Robert Quine

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I personally think Miles Davis is a lot funnier than me. And he's working more. Votes: 3

Gilbert Gottfried

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Being inducted into the songwriting hall of fame by Clive Davis, that was pretty memorable. Votes: 3

Diane Warren

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I don't know about Willie Davis. He's not as young as he used to be. Votes: 3

Jerry Coleman

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Stuart Davis has more to do with what the United States is like than Hopper. Votes: 3

Donald Judd

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Pete Wilson deregulated energy as a pay out to Enron, and we blamed Gray Davis. Votes: 3

Adam McKay

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Angela Davis offers a cartography of engagement in oppositional social movements and unwavering commitment to justice. Votes: 3

Chandra Talpade Mohanty

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I don't see why I can't listen to Miles Davis and Slipknot in the same afternoon. Votes: 3

Steve Lukather

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And I remember looking at Gray Davis and, you know, Gray is the consummate political operative. Votes: 3

Mike Curb

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It's always fun having Matt Davis on set. I definitely miss having him around, for sure. Votes: 3

Steven R. McQueen

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Al Davis treated me like son. That man helped me become the man I am today. Votes: 3

Sebastian Janikowski

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Oh, yes, we were on location with Another Man's Poison, which I wrote for Bette Davis. Votes: 3

Val Guest

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It's more interesting to put yourself in the place of Bette Davis than Irene Dunne, I guess. Votes: 3

Charles Busch

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Empty Cradle, Broken Heart is written with great awareness and sensitivity. Deborah Davis gets it just right. Votes: 3

Sheila Kitzinger

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I'm on Governor Gray Davis' California Alliance Towards Education to bring the arts back to high schools. Votes: 3

Sally Kirkland

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Look, you're either loved or hated. Which is a good thing, as Bette Davis used to say. Votes: 3

Mario Cantone

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He (Eric Davis) gets power from his bat speed.....it's like he has cork in his arms. Votes: 3

Pete Rose

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You know, if Nancy Davis hadn't come along when she did, I would have lost my soul. Votes: 3

Ronald Reagan

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(On Bette Davis) Even when I was carrying a gun, she scared the be-jesus out of me. Votes: 3

Humphrey Bogart

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I have tons of jazz records: John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis. I could go on and on. Votes: 3

Ted King

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I loved Bette Davis when I was little and when I was big and when I got old. Votes: 3

Gena Rowlands

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Coltrane was moving out of jazz into something else. And certainly Miles Davis was doing the same thing. Votes: 3

Jan Garbarek

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In The Black Power Mixtape , you hear the voice of Angela Davis - not someone playing Angela Davis. Votes: 3

Danny Glover

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Miles Davis had me play and he hired me the following week and after that, everything broke wide open. Votes: 3

Miroslav Vitous

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Back in the days of Barbara Stanwyck and Bette Davis, beauty wasn't the be-all and end-all it is today. Votes: 3

Marcia Gay Harden

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I have 40-something intros [that Davis Jr. did]; all are different, none of them happened. And it was hilarious. Votes: 3

Billy Crystal

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I've been close to Bette Davis for thirty-eight years - and I have the cigarette burns to prove it. Votes: 3

Henry Fonda

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Bette [Davis] and I are good friends. There's nothing I wouldn't say to her face - both of them. Votes: 3

Tallulah Bankhead

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Miles Davis is a major influence of mine in terms of the way that I am as a bandleader. Votes: 3

Stefon Harris

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I went to Clive Davis' Grammy party and I nearly spontaneously combusted because everyone on my iPod was there! Votes: 3

Leona Lewis

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People like Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, Marlene Dietrich and Sammy Davis Jr. all walked me down this path of entertainment. Votes: 3

Dionne Warwick

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I used to be friends with Miles Davis. He didn't like many folks. I lived across the street from him. Votes: 3

Rip Torn

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When asked what it takes to succeed in the acting profession, Bette Davis would answer, "the courage to be hated." Votes: 3

Frank Langella

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Davis is a literargy dyspeptic who had more ink than blood in his veins, an intriguer, buys with private enmities. Votes: 3

Edward A. Pollard

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Miles Davis was doing something inherently African, something that has to do with all forms of American music, not just jazz. Votes: 3

Cassandra Wilson

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There's like this great thing that Bette Davis said when someone asked her, "How do you get into Hollywood?" "Take Fountain!" Votes: 3

Winona Ryder

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I always loved the bad girls in the movies. I loved Bette Davis; I loved Katherine Hepburn. I loved Ava Gardner. Votes: 3

Imelda May

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Moshe Dayan, who said to Sammy Davis, Jr., That's funny, to me you only look half Jewish. Never got a dinner! Votes: 3

Red Buttons

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The casting couch? There's only one of us who ever made it to stardom without it, and that was Bette Davis. Votes: 3

Claudette Colbert

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Joseph Cotten, who said, You know how I got my name? Sammy Davis picked it for me. Never got a dinner! Votes: 3

Red Buttons

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Bob Davis has his hair differently this year, short with curls like Randy Jones wears. I think you call it a Frisbee. Votes: 3

Jerry Coleman

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(Gray) Davis said yesterday that he is going to fight like a Bengal tiger, which I believe is also an endangered species. Votes: 3

Jay Leno

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With a lot of the music I really love, like Miles Davis, you can go back and see the processes and the stages. Votes: 3

Kieran Hebden

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If I were in the director's chair, I would cast [Geena Davis] in something awesome every six months if I had the choice. Votes: 3

Emma Watson

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For me, the bold jazz of John Coltrane and Miles Davis reflected the bold attitude in African-Americans finding their political identity and voice. Votes: 3

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Davis Cup, you know, does take a lot out of you over the weekend. It's tough, especially if you play all three days. Votes: 3

Andy Murray

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Maybe it's wishful thinking, this snaggly faith of mine, or maybe it's Miles Davis saying, Don't play what's there, play what's not there. Votes: 3

Anne Lamott

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In the movies, Bette Davis lights two cigarettes and hands the second one to James Cagney. It was just so glamorous and romantic. Votes: 3

Loni Anderson

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Miles Davis was a master. In every phase of his career, he understood that this music was a tribute to the African muse. Votes: 3

Cassandra Wilson

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The Angel Gabriel disappeared once for sixty years and they found him on earth hiding in the body of a man named Miles Davis. Votes: 3

Christopher Moore

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I wanted very much to be Miles Davis when I was a boy, but without the practice. It just looked like an endless road. Votes: 3

Barry Hannah

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Fred Davis, the doyen of snooker, now 67 years of age and too old to get his leg over, prefers to use his left hand. Votes: 3

Ted Lowe

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Al Davis is the kind of guy who would steal your eyes and then try to convince you that you looked better without them Votes: 3

Sam Rutigliano

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I ran a few miles, Davis, and they were musical. Then I made love like the sound of a trumpet, as heard by Helen Keller. Votes: 3

Jarod Kintz

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Tattooing is my social life, too, so most of my time is taken up with that. People like Henry Lewis, Mike Davis at Everlasting Tattoo. Votes: 3

Margaret Cho

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We're trying to do what Miles Davis would have wanted us to do, which is approach it as artists with his life as the canvas. Votes: 3

Don Cheadle

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Howard Dean was endorsed by Al Gore. Now, if Dean could get Gray Davis to campaign for him, that would put him over the top. Votes: 3

Jay Leno

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When I was a kid in Adelaide, I dreamed of becoming No. 1 in the world, winning a grand slam and the Davis Cup for Australia. Votes: 3

Lleyton Hewitt

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The Davis-Oliver bill will enhance cooperation with state and local authorities to ensure that criminal immigrants and terrorists are swiftly, really swiftly, identified and removed. Votes: 3

Donald Trump

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Bette Davis taught Hollywood to follow an actress instead of the actress following the camera, and she's probably the best movie actress there's ever been. Votes: 3

Elaine Stritch

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I think one of my biggest influences is Bette Davis. I've seen almost every one of her films, and she's been very inspiring to me. Votes: 3

Elisabeth Moss

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Music gives me a lot of peace, either classic music with its structure or the spontaneity of Miles Davis. It brings the best in you. Votes: 3

Mohamed ElBaradei

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I loved working with Bette Davis. Bette Davis was great to work with and a wonderful teacher, and very kind to me. We became good friends. Votes: 3

Debbie Reynolds

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In 1999, I just came out of putting out the song 'Vivrant Thing' and 'Breathe and Stop' off the 'Amplified' album. Clive Davis signed me to Arista. Votes: 3

Q-Tip

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No one cares about the Davis Cup. How many people know I won five Davis Cups and seven majors, but that I rarely played the Australian Open? Votes: 3

John McEnroe

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I think there's no reason the Davis Cup couldn't be as powerful and popular and profitable as any of the four majors are today, given some changes. Votes: 3

Jim Courier

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In 1978, the tradition of running from village to village with a message was revived. that first run was from Davis to Los Angeles, a distance of 500 miles Votes: 3

Dennis Banks

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In 1978, the tradition of running from village to village with a message was revived. that first run was from Davis to Los Angeles, a distance of 500 miles. Votes: 3

Dennis Banks

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I work with many jazz artists as Miles Davis, Laughlin, etc.. One of the things all these artists had in common is that they had no fear. Votes: 3

George Duke

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As a bassist he could never really be a sideman. He was always the anchor. He drove the beat. even if it was behind Miles Davis'a horn. Votes: 3

Michael Connelly

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My own musical background is based in the blues, and in classical composition. I grew up listening to Muddy Waters, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Beethoven and Bach. Votes: 3

Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell

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Campbell [Scott] also directed me in a film with Hope Davis called Final. That was the first thing we did together, but I've known him for years. Votes: 3

Denis Leary

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I love beautiful black-and-white movies - anything Bette Davis, especially Now, Voyager, Casablanca, Mildred Pierce; anything by Orson Welles, Truffaut, or Godard; and Paper Moon by Peter Bogdanovich. Votes: 3

Suzan-Lori Parks

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Jon Davis of Korn and Frank Mullen of Suffocation are one of my favorite bands and from that moment, we started a conversation and lead to the song. Votes: 3

Mitch Lucker

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I watch an awful lot of old Hollywood movies - Ill devour anything with Bette Davis or Joan Crawford. My absolute favourite is Sunset Boulevard starring Gloria Swanson. Votes: 3

Amanda Donohoe

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I watch an awful lot of old Hollywood movies - I'll devour anything with Bette Davis or Joan Crawford. My absolute favourite is 'Sunset Boulevard' starring Gloria Swanson. Votes: 3

Amanda Donohoe

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Viola [Davis] is one of the great actors of her generation. She has one of these moments in the theater that I don't even know how to describe. Votes: 3

Denzel Washington

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Ossie Davis was a man with great integrity, great honor and someone who I feel has done us all a great service just by being on the Earth. Votes: 3

Bill Cobbs

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I love beautiful black-and-white movies - anything Bette Davis, especially 'Now', 'Voyager', 'Casablanca', 'Mildred Pierce'; anything by Orson Welles, Truffaut, or Godard; and 'Paper Moon' by Peter Bogdanovich. Votes: 3

Suzan-Lori Parks

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I thought, If I'm gonna run a jazz club, if I've got Miles Davis' posters in my bar, I should at least know what his horn sounds like. Votes: 3

Oprah Winfrey

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I am in the lineage of Gil Scott-Heron, great activist-type artists. But I'm also in the lineage of a Miles Davis - you know, that liked nice things also. Votes: 3

Kanye West

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In A Midnight Carol Patricia Davis illuminates the dark and brilliant humanity of Charles Dickens -- the man who lived a rags-to-riches life more remarkable than any of his stories. Votes: 3

Richard Lederer

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No one told Miles Davis or BB King to pack it in. John Lee Hooker played literally up to the day he died. Why should pop musicians be any different? Votes: 3

Paul Weller

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People will have MP3s of every Miles Davis' record but never think of hearing any of them twice in a row - there's just too much to get through. Votes: 3

Jonny Greenwood

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Sammy Davis, I backed him up. I used to study him every night. I saw how great performers worked and was able to incorporate a little bit from the best. Votes: 3

Bobby Vinton

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I have always admired stylishly confident women who dress with great authority. This lifelong love of elegance began with the humble wardrobe of my late grandmother Mrs. Bennie Frances Davis. Votes: 3

Andre Leon Talley

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Then I want to beat Anthony Davis' shot-block record, and I want to win National Player of the Year. I definitely plan to put the work in to accomplish those goals. Votes: 3

Nerlens Noel

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I love music, and a lot of it. Jazz is probably on the top with guys like Miles Davis. But I even enjoy music from the '60s and '70s. Votes: 3

Donovan Bailey

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I don't want to say Gray Davis is on the run, but today he released an audiotape on the Al Jazeera network from his underground bunker somewhere in the Sacramento area. Votes: 3

Jay Leno

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I just loved Bette Davis and the fact that I had a chance to work with her [on the 1979 TV movie Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter] was momentous. Votes: 3

Gena Rowlands

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Gray Davis got some good news this week: the Clintons are out here in California campaigning for him. Actually, Hillary is campaigning for Davis, Bill is out here for Larry Flynt. Votes: 3

Jay Leno

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With every sentence she writes, Davis freshens the senses. Her novels achieve a tone thatâs unlike anyone elseâs, creating an atmosphere you donât so much interpret as breathe. Votes: 3

Kevin Brockmeier

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I got to play in a crowd, play in Wimbledon finals, be the guy on a Davis Cup team for a while. Those are opportunities not a lot of people get. Votes: 3

Andy Roddick

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Jon Davis was a fan and came out on stage with us somewhere in the Midwest and came out in a Suicide Silence shirt and a kilt and did his thing. Votes: 3

Mitch Lucker

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Maybe I should have played two more Australians and two less Davis Cups? I could have had more majors and still have three Davis Cups when most people don't have one. Votes: 3

John McEnroe

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If you ever get injured or have an asthma attack, the last words you get out are, 'Sammy Davis suite, please.' That's, like, three rooms on the eighth floor of Cedars-Sinai. Votes: 3

Charles Nelson Reilly

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My muses were all the incredible, iconic women of glamour in Hollywood that I have worked with over 15 years. Anjelica Huston, Michelle Pfeiffer, Gwyneth Paltrow, Lena Dunham, Viola Davis, Rihanna, Demi Moore... Votes: 3

Zac Posen

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At key crossroads in his life, Vernon Davis has continued to make a conscious choice to grow as a person and player. His determination through adversity since his childhood days is commendable. Votes: 3

Hannah Storm

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I gave up language for a while, and I started painting.And then I only listened to Miles Davis and other instrumental music to see how it felt to be without words. Votes: 3

Rosanne Cash

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And it was where I learned how to play tennis and eventually became captain of the tennis team at the school and was on the Junior Davis Cup in New York City. Votes: 3

Sanford I. Weill

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I have sometimes played my best Davis Cup matches away from home when you stay in the moment a bit more. But it is tough when half the crowd are spitting on you. Votes: 3

Lleyton Hewitt

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If Davis Cup was a little bit less or once every two years, I would be more inclined to play. But the way it is now, it is too much tennis for me Votes: 3

Pete Sampras

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Would you believe that Sammy Davis, Jr. taught me how to sing a ballad? 'You can be in an arena,' he said, 'and you should be able to hold their attention.' Votes: 3

Gladys Knight

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I didn't grow up during the time that Louis Armstrong or Miles Davis and all those people were playing. So it's not really my responsibility to keep it up, what they were doing. Votes: 3

Trombone Shorty

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If Davis Cup was a little bit less or once every two years, I would be more inclined to play. But the way it is now, it is too much tennis for me. Votes: 3

Pete Sampras

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When I have to compete with John Coltrane and Miles Davis and Louie Armstrong on iTunes, which I'm doing now, that's a problem. That means that jazz is not being heard by younger audiences. Votes: 3

Robert Glasper

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It evoked Picasso and Miles Davis for me " two great artists who totally indulged themselves in their work and who they were, but they certainly didn't give a damn what other people thought. Votes: 3

Rodney Crowell

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I adore Bette Davis and Vivien Leigh, but more because they were good actresses. That's what makes me interested in them, that they didn't present themselves as idols; they were just doing their jobs. Votes: 3

Imelda Staunton

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I adore Bette Davis and Vivien Leigh, but more because they were good actresses. That's what makes me interested in them, that they didn't present themselves as idols, they were just doing their jobs. Votes: 3

Imelda Staunton

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I felt really compromised. I think legal marriage is unnecessary and I would not have formalised the relationship [with husband Peter Davis] except for going into Parliament. I have always railed against it privately. Votes: 3

Helen Clark

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One of the candidates running for governor is a 100-year-old woman. Yeah, the 100-year-old says she'd like to recall Governor Gray Davis, but more importantly, she'd like to recall where she left her teeth. Votes: 3

Conan O'Brien

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When your four biggest tournaments all operate relatively independently, and the ATP and WTA tour operate independently, and you have Davis Cup and Fed Cup that operate independently, it makes it a tough message. Votes: 3

Jim Courier

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My family wasn't particularly political. Mom and Dad voted, but that was the extent of their involvement. In fact, I ended up going to U.C. Davis because, to them, Berkeley was too radical. Votes: 3

Jackie Speier

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I wanted to work towards the four majors and the Davis Cup. I know to a lot of people it may not mean too much, but to me (Davis Cup) means an awful lot. Votes: 3

Lleyton Hewitt

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The eyes of some of the fans at Davis Cup matches scare me. There's no light in them. Fixed emotions. Blind worship. Horror. It makes me think of what happened to us long ago. Votes: 3

Boris Becker

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One of the blessings I've had, really, for my entire career, is working with founders of companies, whether it was Bill Ziff at Ziff Davis or with Jerry Yang and David Filo at Yahoo. Votes: 3

Dan Rosensweig

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Thomas Davis was a great man where poetry is concerned, and a better than Thomas Moore. All over Ireland his poetry is, and he would have done other things but that he died young. Votes: 3

Lady Gregory

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There was also talk of bringing Al Gore to California to help out, but there was concern that Gray Davis and Al Gore in the same state would cause some kind of rolling personality blackout. Votes: 3

Jay Leno

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Geffrey Davis interrogates masculinity- as brother, son, father, lover-to examine the sources of love's enduring and failed aspects ... I admire Davis' emotional vocabulary, his attentive generosity and tenderness. Keep your eye on this gifted newcomer. Votes: 3

Robin Becker

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Miles Davis fully embraced possibilities and delved into it. He was criticized heavily from the jazz side. He was supposed to be part of a tradition, but he didn't consider himself part of a tradition. Votes: 3

Bill Laswell

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Miles Davis turned his back to the audience when he came out on stage, and he offended people. But, he wasn't there to entertain; he was all about the music. I kind of do that. Votes: 3

Bobby McFerrin

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According to today's Los Angeles Times, Gray Davis now gets negative job ratings from white people, black people, Latinos, Republicans, Independents and even Democrats. Say what you want about the guy but he's a uniter! Votes: 3

Jay Leno

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I'm gonna go down in history as being one of the best music men and businessmen in entertainment ... The people that I'm going to be greater than are Steven Spielberg, David Geffen and Clive Davis. Votes: 3

Puff Daddy

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Speaking of WAMU, [bluegrass and old time music DJ] Ray Davis did a lot of work there. I've know Ray, I guess for 50 years - 40, or 50 years. And, he plays a lot of my records. Votes: 3

Ralph Stanley

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When I heard the gunshots, though, I knew - knew beyond the shadow of a doubt - that somewhere in Los Angeles Bette Davis was on the prowl and packing heat. ("Shadows From The Screen") Votes: 3

Richard Valley

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Eric Walrond, handsome, cosmopolitan, and beguilingly enigmatic, may have been the most promising literary talent of the Harlem Renaissance.... James Davis's finely written, beautifully paced Eric Walrond is a major biography of a fascinating figure. Votes: 3

David Levering Lewis

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Footballers can be like artists when the mind and body are working as one. It is what Miles Davis does when he plays free jazz - everything pulls together into one intense moment that is beautiful. Votes: 3

Lilian Thuram

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I love nineties stuff like Alice in Chains and Nine Inch Nails. It'd be my dream to have a Radiohead-themed episode of 'Glee.' I also love jazz greats like Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Herbie Hancock. Votes: 3

Mark Salling

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I believe, from reading biographies, that the great musicians have also been great cooks: Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Max Roach. I think I've worked out why this is - unsociable hours, plus general creativity. Votes: 3

Jamie Cullum

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There are certain songs that I like to listen to at certain times of the day. For example, first thing in the morning I love listening to "Flamenco Sketches" off of Miles Davis' Kind of Blue. Votes: 3

Jon Foreman

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I get up at seven for the make-up, Rita Hayworth at six, Joan Crawford and Bette Davis at five. I don't want to know the time when I'll have to come to the studio even earlier. Votes: 3

Grace Kelly

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The strongest feelings I experienced were in Davis Cup. It was the most powerful thing: the victories and the losses. It hits you in a distinct way. It's another level of satisfaction - another level of sadness. Votes: 3

David Nalbandian

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Dave Rocha is a mature and eminently musical improviser. His sumptuous tone and cafefully chosen notes embody real musical thought. His performance of 'Dear Old Stockholm' at Chez Hanny evoked favorable comparisons to Miles Davis' classic recording. Votes: 3

Frank Hanny

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Frank Sinatra was a great singer, but my favourite is Sammy Davis Jr. He had incredible versatility in his voice, often doing impressions of people. It's always going to be classic, and you'll never get bored listening. Votes: 3

Anton du Beke

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I can speak of actors that I love. I love Cate Blanchett, Viola Davis, her tenacity. I love Charlize Theron. She's so surprising and so exhilarating, the kinds of projects she takes on. Marion Cotillard as well. Votes: 3

Lupita Nyong'o

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I saw Al Foster with Miles Davis the other week. It was beautiful. But, the whole thing was, Al Foster played as well as everybody else, but all of them were quite brilliant under Miles Davis' direction. Votes: 3

Charlie Watts

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Bette Davis had very strong opinions and was not afraid to express them. She wasn't afraid of anything that I ever saw. And she was so funny. She's just funny and she was laughing all the time. Votes: 3

Gena Rowlands

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As a son of an airman who was stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson and a member of the House Armed Services Committee, it is my honor to nominate young people to our military academies. Votes: 3

Ron Barber

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I think that cheap music often does make you dream more than more serious music, whether that's serious music by Beethoven or Miles Davis or Pink Floyd... if the Floyd ever did serious music, which I seriously doubt. Votes: 3

Jonathan Meades

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California has gone insane. According to the latest poll, Arnold Schwarzenegger is leading in California's governor's race by 34 points. You can tell that Governor Gray Davis is worried because he spent all day yesterday working on his pecs. Votes: 3

Conan O'Brien

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I'm still good friends with everybody from 'Teen Wolf.' I still see them, and I go to Jeff Davis' for 'Teen Wolf' night when I can. It was such a rewarding experience. That's such a fun set. Votes: 3

Adelaide Kane

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As you may have heard, former President Bill Clinton says he's coming here to California to help Governor Gray Davis in his recall election campaign. Which is ironic, isn't it? When Clinton was president, he couldn't recall anything. Votes: 3

Jay Leno

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I grew up watching MTV, so it's very surreal to me to think that there might be someone out there watching MTV, looking at us the way I used to look at Davis Madonna and Duran Duran videos. Votes: 3

Davey Havok

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I think Chairman Davis has said he would always prefer that baseball strengthens its own policies and not leave it to Congress to legislate. In the absence of any action, he believes Congress is ready to move forward. Votes: 3

Robert J. White

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California Governor Gray Davis visited an elementary school here in Los Angeles where he taught a class. I don't want to say he was unpopular but the kids gave him a wedgie and stuffed him in a locker. Votes: 3

Jay Leno

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Miles Davis, his parents migrated from Arkansas to Illinois, where he had the luxury of being able to practice for hours upon hours. He never would have been able to do that in the cotton country of Arkansas. Votes: 3

Isabel Wilkerson

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Why would I get a wild card into an American tournament, (as the) top-ranked American? Why would that happen? That makes too much sense. Maybe I should play more Davis Cup, that's the story. Oh wait, I do. Votes: 3

Andy Roddick

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The platform we had in Dallas, the 1984 Republican platform, all the ideas we supported there - from tax policy, to foreign policy; from individual rights, to neighborhood security - are things that Jefferson Davis and his people believed in. Votes: 3

Trent Lott

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If we are going to list guitar influences, the biggest one by far is Wes Montgomery. Also, Gary Burton was obviously huge for me in a number of ways. But beyond that, Clifford Brown, Miles Davis and Freddie Hubbard. Votes: 3

Pat Metheny

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There will be no 'Mommie Dearest' in the lives of my children, and no books like the one the Crosby boy wrote about Bing, or Bette Davis's daughter has written. My children love me very much, and they are loved. Votes: 3

Don Ameche

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Billy Barnes signed me and got me my first role in an interracial love story filmed in Atlanta called 'Together For Days' with Clifton Davis. My mother thinks it was my best work. You cannot find a copy of it. Votes: 3

Lois Chiles

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I was lucky enough to win the Davis Cup in my first year in 1999. I won my first slam at the U.S. Open in 2001 and became world No. 1 later that year. By the age of 20, I'd done it all. Votes: 3

Lleyton Hewitt

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I'm doing what great artists before me did, like Judy Garland, Sammy Davis, Eddie Cantor. I'm doing what they were doing, not at their level yet, but one day I will be. I'm just happy to be in their company. Votes: 3

Mike Tyson

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I think one of my favourite films is 'Dark Victory' with Bette Davis. Why? She was so wonderful in that film. And maybe I just want a good cry once in a while without having to go through a divorce. Votes: 3

Debbie Reynolds

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Sammy Davis, Andy Williams, Tony Bennett... their records sell in the millions; when I do it, it just trickles. But for the composer and lyricist, there's a tidy bit to be made that way, too, so I don't really mind. Votes: 3

Anthony Newley

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We had a poster of the Davis Cup in 1986. It was in Prague, the Czech Republic against Sweden, and we went to watch, so I got the poster. You couldn't get all the posters. You were lucky if you got one. Votes: 3

Martina Hingis

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Because I'm fat, people believe I'm somehow vulnerable and easy to handle in a negotiation. Ever try to negotiate with a fat guy? We can be mean: Marvin Davis, Harvey Weinstein, Hermann Goering. No one screws around with us for long. Votes: 3

Bernie Brillstein

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I always felt that Bette Davis was one of the great screen actresses who never really got her due - she won two Oscars, but the last was in 1938, and that was really before all the great work that she did. Votes: 3

Robert Osborne

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It's weird, because American films in the 1930s and '40s, particularly melodramas, were made for woman, from Bette Davis to Joan Crawford to Barbara Stanwyck to Katherine Hepburn, and for some reason we've taken a step backward in this sense. Votes: 3

James Gray

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It's an important moment. I just feel like I want it to happen tonight, either for myself or Viola [Davis] so we can get past it, so it's not big news anymore. I mean, it is 2015. We have a black president. Votes: 3

Taraji P. Henson

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It's funny, though, speaking of fathers and sons, because me and John Goodman played father and son, like, five or six years ago in the film 'Death Sentence,' and I got back with him again in 'Inside Llewyn Davis.' Votes: 3

Garrett Hedlund

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I go by the "Miles Davis school of production and band-leading", where you pick the best musicians you can, you provide them with a minimum of direction, and you just let the music happen. I've seen it work time and time again. Votes: 3

Jose James

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I looked at [Geena Davis] research and see things like 21 percent of filmmakers are women, only 31 percent of speaking roles in popular films are female - you start seeing it everywhere. It's so much bigger. So you've uncovered this groundbreaking data and research. Votes: 3

Emma Watson

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One of the things that I loved about listening to Miles Davis is that Miles always had an instinct for which musicians were great for what situations. He could always pick a band, and that was the thing that separated him from everybody else. Votes: 3

Branford Marsalis

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People behind the Iron curtain have such an incredible image of America and jazz. I expected to find a Gerry Mulligan or Miles Davis on every corner...I almost expected a Shorty Rogers to deliver the milk, a Bud Shank to be the mailman. Votes: 3

Gabor Szabo

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What is invaluable about Angela Davis' work is that she does not limit her politics to issues removed from broader social considerations, but connects every aspect of her scholarship and public interventions to what the contours of a truly democratic society might look like. Votes: 3

Henry Giroux

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I used to try to play like [Miles Davis], and Miles caught me copying him one night at Birdland. He said, 'Hey man, why don't you play some of your own stuff.' So, I finally did, because I had copied all his solos. Votes: 3

Freddie Hubbard

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I became the storyteller of South Side Chicago. I used an old Kiwi liquid shoe polish as a microphone. I'd go around the house interviewing everybody, telling stupid jokes, doing voices. I mimicked Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr., people on 'Laugh-In,' Flip Wilson. Votes: 3

Bernie Mac

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What is invaluable about Angela Davis work is that she does not limit her politics to issues removed from broader social considerations, but connects every aspect of her scholarship and public interventions to what the contours of a truly democratic society might look like. Votes: 3

Henry Giroux

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The only person I have regrets about is Miles Davis. He and I had become good friends after we did a photo shoot and coincidentally we kept running into each other at parties and stuff. I regret not having written a hit for Miles Davis. Votes: 3

Nile Rodgers

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The only person I have regrets about is Miles Davis. He and I had become good friends after we did a photo shoot, and coincidentally, we kept running into each other at parties and stuff. I regret not having written a hit for Miles Davis. Votes: 3

Nile Rodgers

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When I lived in Las Vegas, I was meeting everybody: Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Engelbert Humperdinck, Tom Jones - we won't go there - but all these people that were working in Vegas a million years ago, way before I was Elvira. Votes: 3

Cassandra Peterson

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Please stop assuming that longevity and perfect health is always the correct option. No. Sometimes fun costs ya. It just does, you know? And that's OK, you're willing to make that purchase. Sammy Davis, Jr. was 64 when he died. Give me 64 Sammy-years, I'll be happy. Votes: 3

Bill Maher

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I grew up in the sixties watching B.B. King and Tito Puente and Miles Davis and Coltrane, everybody, Marvin Gaye, Jimi. And at the same time, with my left eye I was watching Dolores Huerta, Cesar Chavez, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Mother Teresa. Votes: 3

Carlos Santana

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To Bette Davis, Gena Rowlands, Romy Schneider... To all actresses who have played actresses, to all women who act, to all men who act and become women, to all the people who want to be mothers. To my mother. - Dedication, Todo Sobre Mi Madre Votes: 3

Pedro Almodovar

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I went to see the Terminator movie the other night. Every time Arnold Schwarzenegger came on the screen this guy in front of me went 'Booo! Booo!' and was throwing stuff. I had to say 'Governor Davis just shut up and sit down!' Votes: 3

Jay Leno

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Will you be wanting to contest the divorce?" I asked Mrs. Davis. "I should think not," she said calmly, "although I suppose on of us should, for the fun of the thing. An uncontested divorce always seems to me contrary to the spirit of divorce. Votes: 3

Donald Barthelme

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When we finally have this recall election in October, there could be as many as 200 people on the ballot. And you know what's really scary? Most of them don't know the first thing about driving a state into bankruptcy. They're not experts like Governor Gray Davis. Votes: 3

Jay Leno

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I had a lot of successes, but what really made me fearless was my complete failure at Zidd-Davis. Once you've lived through that, you know you can survive, and you're not as scared ... There's nothing to build confidence like real achievement, but also like real failure. Votes: 3

Esther Dyson

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I went to UC Davis because I wanted to be a vet. It's a great profession if it's right for you, but it's memorizing the bones and the muscles, and I am terrible at stuff like that. Also, there's a lot of blood and gore involved. Votes: 3

Bonnie Bassler

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Behold the heart and mind of Angela Davis: open, relentless, and on time! She is as radiant, she is as true, as that invincible sunrise she means means means to advance With all of the faith and all of the grace of her entirely devoted life. Votes: 3

June Jordan

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If Mr. Vincent Price were to be co-starred with Miss Bette Davis in a story by Mr. Edgar Allan Poe directed by Mr. Roger Corman, it could not fully express the pent-up violence and depravity of a single day in the life of the average family. Votes: 3

Quentin Crisp

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If Miles Davis hadn't died it would have been interesting to do an album with him, but there wasn't much else that would have got me into the studio... although Herbie Hancock has just been in touch about doing something and that would be an interesting combination. Votes: 3

Phil Collins

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Clive Davis told me that "Since U Been Gone" would be on the radio in April. It came out in October. I remember counting the months. I remember thinking he was crazy, that he was out of his mind. But he was right. Never doubt Clive Davis. Votes: 3

Lukasz Gottwald

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There are plenty of writers, past and present, from Shakespeare to Henry James to Lydia Davis, who test the limits of coherence and put pressure on current notions of accessible (and acceptable) narrative methods. To thrive and change and grow, any art needs this kind of pressure. Votes: 3

Joanna Scott

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The image by Barry Blitt of Barack Obama and Michelle in the White House with him dressed as a terrorist, her dressed as an Angela Davis character, a flag burning in the chimney, a portrait of Bin Laden on the wall is an image I'm extremely proud of. Votes: 3

Francoise Mouly

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[Miles Davis] learned from everyone. He was incredible. He took the best from everyone and threw away the rest. He was brilliant. One of the things he told me he loved about my voice was how I used space-both in music and between my voice and the mike. Votes: 3

Helen Merrill

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I always knew I was going to be successful in some way with films. I don't know why. I had no particular talent, but I always knew I was going to be sitting in a dining room with Lucille Ball and at a cocktail party with Bette Davis. Votes: 3

Robert Osborne

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What we did [shooting "Fences"] was we got young students from Carnegie Mellon, the acting and theater students, and we had them as our understudies. I told them, "You have to be off book and be ready. If Viola [Davis] has to leave you have to jump in." Votes: 3

Denzel Washington

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Now is a good time, 10 years ago would have been a good time, and 10 years from now it will still be a good time to see a dynamic, entertaining movie that's wall-to-wall Miles Davis where the music will hopefully spark some desire to know more about the man. Votes: 3

Don Cheadle

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I think that that Davis Cup final made me much stronger mentally. And this preseason, I was working really hard. So today, I was really believing in myself that I can win the match anyway, that I'm going to five sets. That's so important, no, believe in yourself. Votes: 3

Fernando Verdasco

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Angela Davis's legacy as a freedom fighter made her an enemy of the state under the increasingly neoliberal regimes of Nixon, Reagan and J. Edgar Hoover because she understood that the struggle for freedom was not only a struggle for political and individual rights but also for economic rights. Votes: 3

Henry Giroux

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I liked 'The Help,' and I love Viola Davis. But I didn't think that film was a great film; I thought that was a very uneven film. I thought the Southern women were so caricatured that it was kind of like 'Harper Valley PTA' or something like that. Votes: 3

Robert Osborne

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There is only one governor, and his name is Gray Davis. Votes: 3

Gray Davis

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I throw my curveball like Clayton Kershaw and my fastball like Mo'ne Davis. Votes: 3

Mo'ne Davis

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I want to establish myself as the first Eric Davis, not the next Willie Mays. Votes: 3

Eric Davis

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I don't want to be just somebody short who happens to act. I hope my legacy will be Warwick Davis, Actor. Votes: 3

Warwick Davis

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I don't want to be famous. I want to be secure. I don't want the world. I just want a piece of it. I want people to remember Eric Davis. Votes: 3

Eric Davis

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Americans don't like any form of art, man. All they like to do is make money. They don't like me, Sammy Davis, or anybody else. They don't like nothing. They just like Sammy because he can make 'em a lot of money. Votes: 3

Miles Davis

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Tom Jones is funny to me, man. I mean, he really tries to ape Ray Charles and Sammy Davis, you know. He's nice-looking; he looks good doing it. I mean, if I was him, I'd do the same thing. If I was only thinking about making money. Votes: 3

Miles Davis

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Al Davis has been the biggest influence in my professional football life. I mean, he was a guy that gave me an opportunity, one, to get into professional football in 1967 as an assistant coach, and then at the age of 32, giving me the opportunity to be the head coach. Votes: 2

John Madden

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I'd love to play a femme fatale in a film noir. I'm thinking of one of those roles that Lauren Bacall or Bette Davis might have played. What I wouldn't like is to suddenly find myself being cast, as many senior actresses seem to be, as the abbess in a convent. Votes: 2

Diana Quick

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I prefer to call the most obnoxious feminists what they really are: feminazis. Tom Hazlett, a good friend who is an esteemed and highly regarded professor of economics at the University of California at Davis, coined the term to describe any female who is intolerant of any point of view that challenges militant feminism. Votes: 2

Rush Limbaugh

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Miles Davis would have this lineup of all these amazing musicians and one day would just say, 'We're done.' After tons of great records and tickets sold, he said, 'Now I'm going to grow my hair out and play my horn through a wah-wah pedal.' Rather than play it safe, he went on. Votes: 2

Henry Rollins

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I got a chance to work with Miles Davis, and that changed everything for me, 'cause Miles really encouraged all his musicians to reach beyond what they know, go into unknown territory and explore. It's made a difference to me and the decisions that I've made over the years about how to approach a project in this music. Votes: 2

Herbie Hancock

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I don't just want to be a cute girl in a comedy or the actress who just does the same thing over and over again. I want to play roles that are distinct. I want to have a more varied career like actresses Viola Davis or Angela Bassett - those are the people that I grew up watching and admiring. Votes: 2

Naturi Naughton

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I remember listening to Miles Davis in the car with my dad. I had just done my Grade 5 piano exam, and I was quite cocky. I said, 'It sounds like he's played the wrong note there.' I remember the look of horror on my dad's face, and thinking, 'Wow, I have to figure out why that is not acceptable.' Votes: 2

Laura Mvula

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My sister is a good story of resiliency. She had a full ride at UC Davis, but she left school to go to the Philippines - and then she decided to go back to school in her 40s, which surprised me. She went to UC Berkeley, and I think she was one of two African Americans in her class at Haas. She's really impressive. Votes: 2

Chili Davis

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