“At the age of 15, a teacher had asked me what I wanted to do for a career, and without knowing why or even how I replied that I wanted to be a poet.” AgeWantedCareersKnowingTeacherPoet Author:Ama Ata Aidoo
“Music is emotional, and you may catch a musician in a very unemotional mood or you may not be in the same frame of mind as the musician. So a critic will often say a musician is slipping.” MindMayEmotionalMusicianMusic IsCriticsMoodSlippingFrame Of MindUnemotional Author:Nat King Cole
“I'm in the music business for one purpose - to make money.” PurposeMaking MoneyMusic Business Author:Nat King Cole
“It's not the people in the South who create racial problems - it's the people who are governing.” PeopleProblemSouthGoverning Author:Nat King Cole
“Primarily I'm a meat man, although once in a while I toy with a few vegetables.” MenMeatVegetablesToys Author:Nat King Cole
“The only sport I'm not interested in is horse racing. That's because I don't know the horses personally.” KnowsSportsHorseRacingNot InterestedHorse Racing Author:Nat King Cole
“After I became a citizen, I felt freer to say what I thought about this country, both negative and positive. I think I had been, consciously and subconsciously, biting my tongue in the past.” ThinkingCountryPastFeltCitizensNegativeTongueBitingNegative And Positive Author:Robert MacNeil