Davis Quotations

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

I think that tennis has been in a place for many years without any change. Davis Cup and Fed Cup has always been a very exciting platform for players because it is such an individual sport, and we get to play a team competition. We love being part of a team.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

I'd watch old movies with Judy Garland, Shirley Temple and Bette Davis and long to be part of that glamorous world. A lot of that glamour is gone now. In my own small way, I hope I'm bringing some of it back. But it would be great if I could inspire women to dress up.

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.

It's not like I'm the first man ever to do this, y'know? You gotta go back to Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby and Sammy Davis Jr. Those are people who've done music well and movies well, and y'know, Frank Sinatra and Elvis and all these dudes have made the transition. I don't know about Elvis, 'bout doin' 'em good, y'know? It's nothin' new.

We started getting calls from all over town that (Wheatley) was driving at over 100 mph, ... He passed the mayor (Larance Davis) near Davis Elementary School and the mayor said he was going well over 100.

When you walk out there, when you into that stadium, you walk out there with a presence. Mr. Davis called it a swagger. I just want to get back to the point where when we walk into a stadium, they know the Raiders are in town. And when we walk into the Coliseum, the Raiders are here. ... We've got to create that attitude, and that's what I expect to do.

Working with Dakota's not exactly like working with a kid. She's a remarkable actor. ... Bette Davis was probably like that when she was a little girl, and I think she'll amaze us for years.

We like being together. We like the fact that we're part of a team when we play Davis Cup and we're looking forward to the tie.

We know what's at stake. If we don't win this match, we can't win the Davis Cup next year.

We know how big these kinds of games are. We have big win after big win after big win against quality teams like Long Beach, and then we play Davis and can't win a game.

We're still a spread offense. We're going to throw it around. We think our tight ends (Charles Davis and Dustin Keller) are talented and we want to get them involved.

We want him to know we'll give our life for him. We watched the game film of the UC Davis and Oregon games and saw the number of hits he received. We made sure that didn't happen against Washington State. Trent is one of those guys who can lead you to victory against any team as long as you give him time to work.

We wanted to try to go out with Dustin Davis to see what we could do. We knew this was his home course and it would be tough to beat the man in his own backyard. He hung for about two miles but Dustin was too much.

We were a lot more conscious of him. I think, to begin with, we were probably focused on (point guard) Baron Davis more than anybody, because he makes that team go.

We're a small community. Everybody knows each other here. Everybody would love to see it put to rest. I think it will be good (for the Davis family) to have some kind of closure.

We've struggled up to this point a little bit. None of the Bill Davis cars qualified as fast as we thought they could or should. We weren't all that happy with it in the first drafting practice. We need to gain a good bit more.

We met with a lot of great labels, including J. We like Clive Davis and his staff a lot. There's a level of respect there that went both ways." ()

There are too many Republicans in this race and the people of our state simply cannot risk a continuation of the Gray Davis legacy,

Serbia are a world-class team but in Davis Cup tennis the crowd are such an important factor.

Olivier and I had a great match in the Davis Cup on clay a few weeks ago, ... It's nice to have a rematch against him on indoor hard.

Miles Davis was revolutionary as a jazz musician and as an artist he was eclectic as well. He tried it all.

Miles Davis and James Brown. We heard a lot about that one. I don't care what their name is, I just want them to play good football. And those guys did.

Of course it's always a little bit strange playing a guy who you just played with in the Davis Cup -- we won together an Olympic medal, and played last year's Davis Cup. But when you are professionals you know in this type of game and this level we can meet all the time.

Of course, because I was at the beginning of my career. For me, as a musician, to have a chance for an icon like Miles Davis to play on one of my songs was something unique and unbelievable.

My early influences I'd say were, well, just about all the old great masters like Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, naturally Charlie Parker and quite a few others that are still around like Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Illinois Jacquet and of course my great friend Dexter Gordon.

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.

Now they're choosing UC Davis for the arts.

Now, the cult of personality has diminished and Gray Davis is no longer our nemesis. The Republican Party ... becomes very important, and he needs to make sure that those volunteers are engaged and enthused and willing to fight for him.

No doubt our guards struggled. We made some big plays, and then we made some not-so-smart plays. It was a shame, because Paul Davis had two of the best practices of his life, and he just struggled tonight to even catch the ball.

Right now, I don't care. We're trying to win. That's all we 're focused on. We're not worried about who's going to be the next coach. Coach (Mike) Davis is our coach now. That's all that matters.

On the retirement of Admiral Sands in 1874, Admiral Davis returned to the observatory, and continued in charge until his death in February, 1877.

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.

I would anticipate that within the next week, as an act of desperation as he fights for political relevancy, Gray will pull out a page from his old play book and go negative against Arnold. Gray Davis is going throw everything against the wall he can and see what sticks.

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.

I did play-by-play for women's basketball at Davis and also had a sports talk show. I had been out of broadcasting for several years, but I wanted to get back into the business. This format affords people who want to do it as a hobby or gain experience.

I didn't get the chance to play against Andy in Davis Cup when they beat us, ... In a way, this was a revenge.

I believe we will carry on with good results after this sensational triumph. It is now up to us to break with a tradition that Davis Cup winners almost regularly lose in the first round the following season.

I beat the defending champion from last year and I think that today the conditions were tough for both of us, ... It was our first match on clay so the tennis was not that pretty. But I'm pretty happy with the win because I remember the Davis Cup from last year when it was two sets all and I lost 6-0 in the fifth set, so this one was payback time.

I am very proud with my association with the Oakland Raiders. I am very thankful to Mr. (Al) Davis (team owner) for giving me that opportunity to play in 1999.

I am very proud with my association with the Oakland Raiders, ... I am very thankful to Mr. (Al) Davis (team owner) for giving me that opportunity to play in 1999.

Casey Davis was big offensively and defensively, and was one of the most consistent players this weekend.

Bush wants Davis because Davis is sort of one of those blind automatons. That's not who Ken Lucas is, that's not what the district wants.

Basically, the chamber and the economic development office shared a leadership position when Eric Davis was president, and in doing so they also shared in the cost of that position,

Basically, Crist and Davis are nominal front-runners. Going in, they are going to be the favorites.

I'm all for it. Whoever we can get in there. But if it's still Stephen Davis or Steve Smith, that's fine with us, as long as we have one more point than the other team.

I feel more prepared. Last year, you know, I didn't - we played Davis Cup in December, so by the time this came around it felt pretty quick to me. I definitely feel like I did more due diligence this year, was a little more ready to go and had a little bit more time to prepare on my terms.

Given some of the advantages Davis had at the start of the race - the better name recognition and being from a bigger media market and being a U.S. Rep. and Smith being hampered by fundraising for almost a month - If I was Smith I'd be pretty happy with where I was.

Give credit to UC Davis for doing a heck of a job staying with it and competing the whole way. We were fortunate (to win).

Getting run support had to help, but I thought Albert did a super job. He got us out of a jam after we pulled within a run early and let our bats get going. And Davis has been good all year. They both did well.

France will have to be reckoned with in Davis Cup. We weren't good enough today.

I expect I'll see both of them on me. They both present different kinds of challenges. Davis is so big and strong and Thomas is very athletic. It will be a good test for me.

Glenn Davis was my hero. I think that Carlton, when he has time to get over the excitement of this victory, will be able to look at what he has done as an unbelievable accomplishment.

Glen Davis is to college basketball and to this league what Shaquille O'Neal is to the NBA. There's nobody quite like him.

Glen Davis could never get into the rhythm he had last night or the way he finished the year.

Giving to the community is something we do as much as we can. Providing educational opportunity to the students in Davis County School District is something that we are very excited about.

If it could happen, Davis would look forward to such an opportunity. It's just very difficult to listen to inaccurate facts that went unchallenged.

If Tiger Woods hits four really good drives, or Vijay (Singh) or Davis (Love III) or Ernie Els, I don't know a course they don't have an advantage on. So you have to keep it in play.

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.

If the City Council does not radically alter the trend in housing, then Davis in 2020 will become a much more exclusive community and ... a larger percentage of its workforce than today will be living elsewhere. ... And that, in particular, if we do not require a good portion of the new houses to be permanently affordable, then while we may have smaller homes, they will be very expensive homes.

I always thought my Olympic bronze medal was the highlight of my career, ... But this is even better. I had some terrible times at the beginning of my Davis Cup career, but through the years I've learned how to deal with the pressure match after match.

He was training better coming into this race than he did in the Sam Davis and he ran a big race. It was a perfect trip. Our horse just had a picture-perfect trip.

He will be in competition with Troy Davis and right now, Troy Davis is our starting tailback,

He had only generous words for Ray Davis and Koshiba.

He is capable of playing top-level tennis and he showed that today. Isn't that what Davis Cup is all about? You guys are so happy, we are a little bit disappointed. Chris Guccione is the new hero.

He is not the type of person who will shy away from any pressure situation, which he has already proved in Davis Cup, in Wimbledon and finals of tournaments already in the last year. He's desperate to play in front of his Scottish fans.

He fought his heart out like he always does. This is Davis Cup and crazy things happen. This was crazy.

He looks like Sammy Davis Jr. -- but he's a skeleton,

He needed that win. It is always nice to swing one at the end with a pin. Adam just needed that win since he lost 3-2 to the guy from Jeff Davis earlier.

This wasn't a real difficult decision. I knew in my heart that I wanted to play for coach Davis and that's what I'm going to do.

What makes you think you can't call someone like (outgoing Indiana coach) Mike Davis ? Give me his number and I'll talk to him if you won't. No one should be afraid to talk to anyone. Ask them. Imagine a Mike Davis or someone like that here. You know there will instantly be players here. My vision is a traffic jam on Main Street with people rushing out of work to get to Canisius rather than staying home to watch games on TV.

We're pleased to have them with us. It shows their commitment to Illinois tennis because they are giving up this opportunity to play Davis Cup to help us take another step toward another regular season conference championship.

To come through these situations is very important because Davis Cup can make or break guys' careers in a lot of ways.

Having said that, I think that in any Davis Cup tie you look to where your most likely points will come from and where your tougher opposition will be. It's a bit like being a football manager. I have to look to where our best chances are and pick my team around it.

He's a compassionate guy; he's a person of substance; he's passionate about what he wants for this state. Jim Davis is a nice guy. From my perspective, it takes more than a nice guy to get elected.

Going into the game, we did not know Davis could return kicks like that.

When they play for their country, they put something more. And Davis Cup is different from playing in tournaments. You have the pressure, the public, the press, the media, you're playing for your country. It's very interesting. I played and I know what it feels like. You can play good or you can play bad.

He was larger than life, not a Gray Davis or Pete Wilson, who were technicians. He said, 'I am Arnold. I can move mountains.' But then he didn't deliver?. He delivered midgets when he promised giants.

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.

(Griffin) came into the game hitting .430, he's over .500 now. Davis came in hitting .440, now he's over .500. Both kids had (at least) three hits tonight.

Just watching Bette Davis on the screen was empowering to women, I think. Certainly was to me. It was like: This is what's possible. This is the range and depth that is possible for a woman.

I think it is only a matter of time before that happens. I think some of the other guys who aren't exactly household names in tennis, but everybody is under 23. The Bryan Brothers (Mike and Bob) have done a lot to try to promote doubles, promote Davis Cup.

I think it's going to be a year or two before we know (which players will participate), because the whole Tour is changing. We didn't have a chance for a Tiger Woods or Davis Love or Vijay Singh before. We now have at least the chance to get them.

I thought defensively we played as well as I could've asked for. Our focus was definitely on Davis and we did a good job surrounding her.

I thought Davis threw pretty good. He pitched better than giving up three runs. In the five games we've played, we could have won four of them easily if we were scoring runs and swinging the bats.

I think with Lopez playing in his first Davis Cup tie, it's a bit tough for him to come out and expect him to play under a lot of pressure,