“You're not going to beat the meanness out of a mean dog. You start bea...” — Daryl Davis Quote

“You're not going to beat the meanness out of a mean dog. You start beating a mean dog, it's gonna become more mean. You start beating racists, they're gonna become more racist.”

“If you were to talk to somebody from Georgia you would understand what he's saying, he wouldn't sound like your next-door neighbor in Montana, but other than that it's the same language, just with a few little different nuances. That's just like country and blues, or blues and rock 'n' roll. They're the same music with different accents.”

“I was ten when I got my first serious beating. It was rough.”

“And on the war, I think my numbers would be a lot higher if I were out there beating the drum for this war. In fact, I don't think it, I know it. But I can't be for the war.”

“I'm capable of doing anything on the court, beating any opponent.”