62 Quotes by Nat King Cole

The Supreme Court is having a hard time integrating schools. What chance do I have to integrate audiences?

I am famous because I am an African American jazz artist.

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.

I make no claim to being a business genius. You can make so much money in this business that it loses its value.

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 more.

If you ever plan to motor west, travel my way, take the highway that is best. Get your kicks, on Route Sixty-six.

Smile and maybe tomorrow you'll see that life is still worth while if you just smile

When I first organized the King Cole Trio back in 1937, we were strictly what you would call an instrumental group. To break the monotony, I would sing a few songs here and there between the playing. I sang things I had known over the years. I wasn't trying to give it any special treatment, just singing. I noticed thereafter people started requesting more singing, and it was just one of those things.

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.