I may be helping to bring harmony between people through my music.

— Nat King Cole

Primarily I'm a meat man, although once in a while I toy with a few vegetables.

— Nat King Cole

The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.

— Nat King Cole

The only prejudice I've found anywhere in TV is in some advertising agencies, and there isn't so much prejudice as just fear.

— Nat King Cole

The people who know nothing about music are the ones always talking about it.

— Nat King Cole

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

— Nat King Cole

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.

— Nat King Cole