Nat King Cole Quotes
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I can easily hold two opposing beliefs at the same time without any problem, which I find - well, mind-expanding, really.
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You know, I'm an African-American quarterback. That may scare a lot of people because they – they haven't seen nothing that they can compare me to.
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I used to get some flack from my agents because I wouldn't even audition for parts where the hero uses violent force to be a hero.
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I loved the glamour and excitement of the games and, in particular, knowing the names of each and every one of the referees - that's because my mom, a former basketball player, would yell at them from our front-row seats for making bad calls!
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It's true; once you are a father, there's no turning back. Your heart strings as well as your purse strings are never again the same.
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Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above: For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
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I'm one of those idiots; when I'm working in America, I wake up with an American accent and stay with it all day till make-up comes off.
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I was so young, and making movies, going to the studio every morning at dawn was magic.
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There is an idea of democracy produced by one-sided thinking.
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The secrets of slavery are concealed like those of the Inquisition.
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I always enjoyed myself a lot in pre-school.
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I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
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Make the wise man within you your living ideal.
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Do you know what I love about hunting? That I am no one in the woods, no one at all. I thought the animals might recognize me, but they didn't. They did not even ask me for any autographs.
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What is the future of the woman's movement? How in the hell do I know? I don't run it.
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Well, the big products in electronics in the '50s were radio and television. The first big computers were just beginning to come in and represented the most logical market for us to work in.
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I think that being a producer is business and being an actor is art.
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I can tell more about my weaknesses than my strengths.
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People think that I'm mean because I'm quiet, and I don't really go out places or because I don't really say too much. On the other hand, people think that I'm soft because I may not handle myself the way other people handle themselves. That's just not me. They don't know my background or none of that stuff.
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Really, I think the extra layer of raising a son as a gay black man comes from trying to raise a son who doesn't subscribe to masculine stereotypes.
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I think when a musician loses their inhibition and dives deep into their soul, that's a prayer. It's so powerful that you will touch people whether it's good or bad.
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Prison widens your circle of friends. In my stand-up, I can now talk about things that no one else has the right to touch.
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I don't want to judge, but I've also met women who think it's cool to be out or away from their baby, and I don't get that.
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I'm in the music business for one purpose - to make money.
