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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.

~Bill Cobbs

Topics: Being Davis Done Earth Feel Great Honor Integrity Just Man Service Someone Us Who I Feel

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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.

~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.

~Bobby Mcferrin

Topics: About Audience Back Came Davis Entertain He His Kind Miles Miles Davis Music Offended Out People Stage Turned

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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.

~Bobby Vinton

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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.

~Bonnie Bassler

Topics: Also Am Because Blood Bones Davis Gore Great Involved Like Lot Memorizing Muscles Profession Right Stuff Terrible Vet Wanted You I Am

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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.

~Boris Becker

Topics: Blind Cup Davis Emotions Eyes Fans Fixed Happened Horror Light Long Makes Matches Me Scare Some Them Think Us Worship

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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.

~Branford Marsalis

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I started off in drama, and there are so many women that I admire. Women in this industry are gladiators. Cicely Tyson, Viola Davis, Taraji Henson, Regina Hall, Regina King.

~Bresha Webb

Topics: Admire Davis Drama Hall Industry King Many Off Started Tyson Viola Women

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I was working with the likes of Steve McQueen, Matthew McConaughey, Viola Davis, just running the gamut.

~Brian Tyree Henry

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I don't think we listened to any rock n' roll at all in the early days. It was Miles Davis and John Coltrane 95% of the time.

~Butch Trucks

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