All Nat King Cole Quotes
There's just one thing I can't figure out. My income tax!
Nat King Cole
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The whites come to applaud a Negro performer just like the colored do. When you've got the respect of white and colored, you can ease a lot of things.
Nat King Cole
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I'm not playing for other musicians. We're trying to reach the guy who works all day and wants to spend a buck at night. We'll keep him happy.
Nat King Cole
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I'm a musician at heart, I know I'm not really a singer. I couldn't compete with real singers. But I sing because the public buys it.
Nat King Cole
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I often wonder whether Negroes like myself who are pretty well known help out at all in breaking down barriers.
Nat King Cole
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I am famous because I am an African American jazz artist.
Nat King Cole
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I am an American citizen and feel I am entitled to the same rights as any other citizen.
Nat King Cole
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Only time, education and plenty of good schooling will make anti-segregation work.
Nat King Cole
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The people who know nothing about music are the ones always talking about it.
Nat King Cole
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Music is emotional, and you may catch a musician in a very unemotional mood or you may not be in the same frame of mind as the musician. So a critic will often say a musician is slipping.
Nat King Cole
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The sheriff is at the cash register, and if I don't get a hit soon, I don't know what I'll do.
Nat King Cole
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