Nat King Cole Quotes
- Critics don't buy records. They get 'em free.
- 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…
- I'm an interpreter of stories. When I perform it's like sitting down at my piano and telling fairy stories.
- I felt something impossible for me to explain in words. Then, when they took her away, it hit me. I got scared all over again…
- 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…
- I am an American citizen and feel I am entitled to the same rights as any other citizen.
- I can't bear to see myself even in movies. The feeling is complex. I can't stand the sight of myself.
- I make no claim to being a business genius. You can make so much money in this business that it loses its value.
- I often wonder whether Negroes like myself who are pretty well known help out at all in breaking down barriers.
- I was a guinea pig for some hoodlums who thought they could hurt me and frighten me and keep other Negro entertainers from the South.
- Madison Avenue is afraid of the dark.
- Get me well so I can get on television and tell people to stop smoking.
- I'm a businessman. I work for business people. The kind of thing they say is: Now we've sold a lot of records, let's sell some…
- There's just one thing I can't figure out. My income tax!
- Although it's been said many times, many ways...Merry Christmas to you!
- The only prejudice I've found anywhere in TV is in some advertising agencies, and there isn't so much prejudice as just fear.
- Smile and maybe tomorrow you'll see that life is still worth while if you just smile
- I am famous because I am an African American jazz artist.
- If you ever plan to motor west, travel my way, take the highway that is best. Get your kicks, on Route Sixty-six.
- I may be helping to bring harmony between people through my music.