"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."

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Source : "Nat King Cole". Book by James Haskings, 1990.

Nat King Cole

#Music Quotes #Real Quotes #Heart Quotes

“I don't actually go out and pursue a route that will fit me best, it's just that something comes to me and I enjoy it and want to be a part of it.”
“The global response to global terrorism must not endanger fundamental human rights and freedoms.”
“I dreamt of being a writer once I started to read. I started to write 'Bonjour Tristesse' in bistros around the Sorbonne. I finished it, I sent it to editors. It was accepted.”
“I believe in Jesus Christ, and I believe He gave me the passion and determination to continue surfing. You fall off the horse, and you get back on. I had to go for it.”
“I don't play nostalgia acts. I don't play nostalgia shows.”
“It is an irrational claim to believe in the teachings of Jesus Christ and at the same time to hold that the greater part of his teachings have no application at the present time. If you say that the reason why the powers do not follow them that believe (as Christ said they would) is because you have not faith enough and are not pure enough-that will be all right. But to say that they have no application at the present time is to be ridiculous.”
“The only person who acts sensibly is my tailor. He takes my measure anew every time he sees me. Everyone else goes by their old measurements.”
“My point is this: the more you have to lose, the braver you are for standing up.”

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