Davis Quotes

178 quotes by 162 authors

I never considered Miles Davis a perfectionist; I always considered him as an excellence-ist, where deviation is actually kind of cool. — Charlie Trotter
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… — Lleyton Hewitt
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… — Lleyton Hewitt
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… — Mahesh Bhupathi
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… — Hannah Storm
Viola Davis should be a household name. So should Angela Bassett. — Rutina Wesley
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… — Pat Metheny
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,… — Ron Barber
Even as a kid, I was more enchanted watching Bette Davis than Errol Flynn. — Richard LaGravenese
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… — Joanna Scott
The platform we had in Dallas, the 1984 Republican platform, all the ideas we supported there - from tax policy, to foreign policy; from individual… — Trent Lott
I heard Mr. Wild Bill Davis. I heard him play in 1930 and he told me that it would take me fifteen years just to… — Jimmy Smith
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… — Branford Marsalis
Stuart Davis has more to do with what the United States is like than Hopper. — Donald Judd
Miles Davis was a part of my life from 1947 on. I was born in 1941 and I first heard him in 1947 on a… — Chick Corea
Of course, Mississippi participates in federal matching programs for everything from preserving the post-Civil War home of Jefferson Davis to beaver control. — Ronnie Musgrove
I have tons of jazz records: John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis. I could go on and on. — Ted King
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… — Andre Leon Talley
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… — Boris Becker
I usta be normal but I got bored so I went back to bein me! ~Eddie Davis — Texan

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