Ralph Davis Quotations

So far this year in our area we are down at least nine inches. And the drought started in April, when hay production was just beginning. The ground moisture was drying out by May. This has made for a significantly decreased hay crop.

I don't think you have to be deaf, dumb and blind to realize the diversity of even the most diverse firms in Nashville falls behind places like New York and San Francisco. The solution is not to apologize for it, but to work hard to make it better.

If we are deluged with rain, most of it will just run off. However, if it comes in slow enough over a three or four day period, there might even be a chance for some to get another cutting. But that's not likely.

Most of them get three cuttings of good hay. This year most got just one or two and the second cutting wasn't very good.

The real problem will be if the drought doesn't break over the winter,

A historian is interested in the past because he is interested in life... a deeply felt need to assure the continuity of human life and discover its meaning, even if the goal is never fully realized.

History attempts to provide society with an artificial collective memory.

[T]he historian and the detective have much in common.