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People like Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, Marlene Dietrich and Sammy Davis Jr. all walked me down this path of entertainment. — Dionne Warwick
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.… — Dionne Warwick
Miles Davis was a master. In every phase of his career, he understood that this music was a tribute to the African muse. — Cassandra Wilson
I think there's no question that Michael Jackson was the foremost entertainer of his generation; perhaps of all time, arguably, taking the skills of a… — Michael Eric Dyson
America is thataway, Mr. Lincoln," laughed Davis, pointing north. "You're in Mississippi now. — Seth Grahame-Smith
The Angel Gabriel disappeared once for sixty years and they found him on earth hiding in the body of a man named Miles Davis. — Christopher Moore
Nefarious. This is what we get when we hire a Yale boy.â€ â€œYou missed sacrosanct earlier. And taciturn and glowering,â€ Jack said. â€œWhatâ€™s glowering?â€ â€œMe,… — Julie James
He (Eric Davis) gets power from his bat speed.....it's like he has cork in his arms. — Pete Rose
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,… — Nile Rodgers
Miles Davis is a major influence of mine in terms of the way that I am as a bandleader. — Stefon Harris
My favourite actors are all dead or dying. I just love Jimmy Stewart, Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn - I was named after her - and… — Katharine Isabelle
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… — Bill Cobbs
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… — Paul Weller
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… — John Madden
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… — John Madden
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. — Mohamed ElBaradei
Being inducted into the songwriting hall of fame by Clive Davis, that was pretty memorable. — Diane Warren
Pete Wilson deregulated energy as a pay out to Enron, and we blamed Gray Davis. — Adam McKay
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… — Henry Rollins
I always felt that Bette Davis was one of the great screen actresses who never really got her due - she won two Oscars, but… — Robert Osborne

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