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> [I got the message. All of us get the message, sooner or later. If you get it before it's too late or before you're too old, you'll pull through all right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-king-cole/i-got-the-message-all-of-us-get-the-message-sooner-or-later-if-you/)

[Nat King Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-king-cole/)

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## More by Nat King Cole

> [The people who know nothing about music are the ones always talking about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-king-cole/the-people-who-know-nothing-about-music-are-the-ones-always-talking/)

[Nat King Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-king-cole/)

> [Critics don't buy records. They get 'em free.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-king-cole/critics-don-t-buy-records-they-get-em-free/)

[Nat King Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-king-cole/)

> [When I first organized the King Cole Trio back in 1937, we were strictly what you would call an instrumental group. To break the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-king-cole/when-i-first-organized-the-king-cole-trio-back-in-1937-we-were/)

[Nat King Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-king-cole/)

> [I'm in the music business for one purpose - to make money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-king-cole/i-m-in-the-music-business-for-one-purpose-to-make-money/)

[Nat King Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-king-cole/)

> [Get me well so I can get on television and tell people to stop smoking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-king-cole/get-me-well-so-i-can-get-on-television-and-tell-people-to-stop-smoking/)

[Nat King Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-king-cole/)

> [I make no claim to being a business genius. You can make so much money in this business that it loses its value.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-king-cole/i-make-no-claim-to-being-a-business-genius-you-can-make-so-much-money/)

[Nat King Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-king-cole/)

> [If you smile through your fear and sorrow, smile and maybe tomorrow you'll see the sun come shining through for you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-king-cole/if-you-smile-through-your-fear-and-sorrow-smile-and-maybe-tomorrow/)

[Nat King Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-king-cole/)

> [Smile and maybe tomorrow you'll see that life is still worth while if you just smile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-king-cole/smile-and-maybe-tomorrow-you-ll-see-that-life-is-still-worth-while-if/)

[Nat King Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-king-cole/)

> [Although it's been said many times, many ways...Merry Christmas to you!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-king-cole/although-it-s-been-said-many-times-many-ways-merry-christmas-to-you/)

[Nat King Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-king-cole/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-king-cole/i-m-a-musician-at-heart-i-know-i-m-not-really-a-singer-i-couldn-t/)

[Nat King Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-king-cole/)

> [“Oh, my darling, it’s incredible, that someone so unforgettable should think I am unforgettable, too.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-king-cole/oh-my-darling-it-s-incredible-that-someone-so-unforgettable-should/)

[Nat King Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-king-cole/)

> [Madison Avenue is afraid of the dark.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-king-cole/madison-avenue-is-afraid-of-the-dark/)

[Nat King Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-king-cole/)

> [Primarily I'm a meat man, although once in a while I toy with a few vegetables.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-king-cole/primarily-i-m-a-meat-man-although-once-in-a-while-i-toy-with-a-few/)

[Nat King Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-king-cole/)

> [The Supreme Court is having a hard time integrating schools. What chance do I have to integrate audiences?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-king-cole/the-supreme-court-is-having-a-hard-time-integrating-schools-what/)

[Nat King Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-king-cole/)

> [If you ever plan to motor west, travel my way, take the highway that is best. Get your kicks, on Route Sixty-six.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-king-cole/if-you-ever-plan-to-motor-west-travel-my-way-take-the-highway-that-is/)

[Nat King Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-king-cole/)

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