62 Quotes by Nat King Cole

There’s just one thing I can’t figure out. My income tax!

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

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

People don’t slip. Time catches up with them.

I can’t bear to see myself even in movies. The feeling is complex. I can’t stand the sight of myself.

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.

I’m an interpreter of stories. When I perform it’s like sitting down at my piano and telling fairy stories.

The only sport I’m not interested in is horse racing. That’s because I don’t know the horses personally.

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.