62 Quotes by Nat King Cole

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

Critics don't buy records. They get 'em free.

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.

I often wonder whether Negroes like myself who are pretty well known help out at all in breaking down barriers.

It's not the people in the South who create racial problems - it's the people who are governing.

If I could read it, I could play it.

You've got to change with the public's taste.

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.

The sheriff is at the cash register, and if I don't get a hit soon, I don't know what I'll do.