Nat King Cole

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Only time, education and plenty of good schooling will make anti-segregation work.

Nat King Cole
education
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I am famous because I am an African American jazz artist.

Nat King Cole
famous
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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
music
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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
respect
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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
musician , know , really
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Critics don't buy records. They get 'em free.

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critics , buy , get
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For years the Trio did nothing but play for musicians and other hip people. We practically starved to death.

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years , trio , did
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Get me well so I can get on television and tell people to stop smoking.

Nat King Cole
get , me , well
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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
am , american , citizen
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I can't bear to see myself even in movies. The feeling is complex. I can't stand the sight of myself.

Nat King Cole
bear , see , myself
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I make no claim to being a business genius. You can make so much money in this business that it loses its value.

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make , claim , being
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I may be helping to bring harmony between people through my music.

Nat King Cole
may , helping , bring
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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
often , wonder , whether
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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.

Nat King Cole
guinea , pig , some
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I'm an interpreter of stories. When I perform it's like sitting down at my piano and telling fairy stories.

Nat King Cole
interpreter , perform , like