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I knew what I was getting myself into before I started this. I knew it was going to be fierce competition. If it's meant to be, I'll make the team. If not, I tried my best.


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BETTE DAVIS Life is a jest; and all things show it. I thought so once; but now I know it.
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BETTE DAVIS To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given a chance to create, is the...
BETTE DAVIS I'd marry again if I found a man who had fifteen million dollars, would sign over half to me, an...
BETTE DAVIS The key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he's dead.
BETTE DAVIS The subject of bisexuality really needs much more discussion. It's a status that does exist.
CLIVE DAVIS Real Texans want their kids to have the best education possible, not the one politicians looking to ...
WENDY DAVIS Somebody warned me early on to be very careful about brushing up against the chocolate.
GEENA DAVIS For me, the main principle for broadcasters has to be that if people stand to benefit from an interv...
EVAN DAVIS It’s like, how did Columbus discover America when the Indians were already here? What kind of shit...
MILES DAVIS We didn't score enough points with the firepower we have.
AL DAVIS This organization's not going to turn back. We're going to find a way. I'd like my next head coach t...
AL DAVIS Mike has always been of interest because he is dynamic, he is not afraid. But there is a fear right ...
AL DAVIS I don't think Sean Payton turned down the job because Sean Payton was never offered the job. Sean Pa...
AL DAVIS This puts entertainment officially on the map as a key market for the company.
AL DAVIS We came forward with everything we could to make everyone happy ? especially our fans ? and see if w...
AL DAVIS Bill was a great friend, a brilliant performer and an exceptional man. I say this with great admirat...
AL DAVIS If it weren't for a new rule that came into being, we'd have played three years in a row in the cham...
AL DAVIS Once a Raider, always a Raider.
AL DAVIS A myth is a story told in a historical context. You think of that name, Al Davis, and you think of a...
AL DAVIS We Brits print banknotes out in Debden in Essex, and have contracted it out to the private sector. H...
EVAN DAVIS There's something great about being on location with a bunch of people - there's a camarader...
ESSIE DAVIS I used to lead off when I was a rookie. I've always been able to bunt.
CHILI DAVIS