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Joe Davis Quotes

I went to school at this log school house. A white woman was my teacher, I do not remember her name. My father had to pay her one dollar a month for me. Us kids that went to school did not have desks, we used slates and set on the hued down logs for seats.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: celebrity
Nationality: american
Birth: April 15, 1901 - July 10, 1978

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Father Teacher Woman School Me Name

I never think, 'Where am I going to be in a year's time?' That seems to be a sure way of missing the fact that you might be quite happy now.

Time Happy Think Year You Way

There's some of me in all my characters.

Me Some Characters

A defence in the Inquisition is of little use to the prisoner, for a suspicion only is deemed sufficient cause of condemnation, and the greater his wealth the greater his danger.

Wealth Little Suspicion Danger Only

My idea of working out is drinking whiskey - instead of beer.

Beer Out Working Whiskey Idea

I'm coaching 'swing at this, don't swing at that,' and in the middle of it, a kid looks at me and says, 'Coach, I think I'm going to fail history.' Or maybe their girlfriend just dumped them. These are kids, and once I embraced that, this became a lot more fun.

History Fun Me Think Coaching Looks

I have the heart of a child. I keep it in a jar on my shelf.

Heart Child Keep Jar Shelf

Most of the songs I write are just very directly from my life. I don't have a big imagination. Whenever I tried to write from fantasy, it comes out sounding really fake.

Life Imagination Fake My Life Write

I'm not the king in my own house. I have to wash the dishes and take out the trash and say, 'Yes, baby.' I'm 6-foot-5, but I kind of walk around hunched over.

Walk King Baby House Say Kind

I suffered a stroke in 2002 that made everything else in my life that happened to that point pale in comparison.

Life My Life Comparison Everything

What I learned is, don't forget who you are, because that's what's going to make you a filmmaker.

You Forget Filmmaker Going Because

Women don't take enough risks. Men are just 'foot on the gas pedal.' We're not going to close the achievement gap until we close the ambition gap.

Sheryl Sandberg

Women Achievement Men Risks Ambition

Everybody has a creative potential and from the moment you can express this creative potential, you can start changing the world.

Moment Creative World Start You

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