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Fortunately or otherwise we live at a time when the average individual has to know several times as much in order to keep informed as he did only thirty or forty years ago. Being 'educated' today requires not only more than a superficial knowledge of the arts and sciences, but a sense of inter-relationship such as is taught in few schools. Finally, being 'educated' today, in terms of the larger needs, means preparation for world citizenship; in short, education for survival. Norman Cousins		Wednesday Feb 04, 2026
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Critics don't buy records. They get 'em free. Nathaniel Adams Coles

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Nathaniel Adams Coles

Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 - February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole (or Nat "King" Cole), was a popular American jazz singer, songwriter, and pianist.

He first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist, then switched his emphasis to singing, becoming one of the most popular and best-known vocalists of all time.

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I'm a businessman. I work for business people. The kind of thing they say is: Now we've sold a lot of records, let's sell some more.

Critics don't buy records. They get 'em free.

I got the message. All of us get the message, sooner or later. If you get it before it's too late or before you're too old, you'll pull through all right.

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.

I felt something impossible for me to explain in words. Then when they took her away, it hit me. I got scared all over again and began to feel giddy. Then it came to me I was a father.

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