Nat King Cole Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 17, 1919 - February 15, 1965

Topics

MeHurtThoughtPigKeepWho

I'm an owl; I'm up. I probably go to sleep during the time when most people wake up. The first half of the day, you might not catch me.

Jeremih

TimeDaySleepPeopleMeWake Up

Nick Kroll, A.D. Miles, Chelsea Peretti - those were the people I was always doing open mics with.

John Mulaney

PeopleDoingAlwaysOpenMilesWere

I often concentrate on the eyes and lips, they are great indicators of mood and feeling, and I find that I can project character into my portraits by bringing the viewer's attention to these areas.

Robert Ryan

CharacterEyesGreatLipsAttention

Many salespeople are trying to make their quota rather than developing a deeper belief in their product or service - and even worse, they don't have a strong enough belief in themselves.

Jeffrey Gitomer

ServiceStrongEnoughTryingBelief

I make mistakes; I'll be the second to admit it.

Jean Kerr

MistakesAdmitMakeSecond

Loving Jesus is what's most important to me. I know it sounds hokey, but it's the truth.

Stephen Baldwin

TruthMeLovingKnowImportantMost

The window to the world can be covered by a newspaper.

Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

WindowWorldNewspaperCovered

Songwriting is a very mysterious process. It feels like creating something from nothing. It's something I don't feel like I really control.

Tracy Chapman

ControlProcessFeelCreatingLike

We can live frugally. The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about. But when I put forward this simple notion, I was greeted with a volley of resentment.

Tom Hodgkinson

WorkLiveTimeSimpleForwardYou

Sheep may not be brilliant, but they know that sheep in pen is stage number one of lamb chops.

Donald McCaig

SheepPenKnowBrilliantStageMay

It's certainly possible to write fiction that isn't trivial and isn't what people would call political, but it is very hard to figure out how, because our ordinary lives have such a strong tincture now of the whole world.

Deborah Eisenberg

PeopleWorldStrongPoliticalNow

As companies become bigger, the global environment more competitive, and the rate of disruptive technological innovation ever faster, the value to shareholders of attracting the best possible CEO increases correspondingly.

Chrystia Freeland

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