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"Primarily I'm a meat man, although once in a while I toy with a few vegetables."
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"Many men are contemptuous of riches; few can give them away."

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"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."

"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."

"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."

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

"I often wonder whether Negroes like myself who are pretty well known help out at all in breaking down barriers."

"For years the Trio did nothing but play for musicians and other hip people. We practically starved to death."

"I can't bear to see myself even in movies. The feeling is complex. I can't stand the sight of myself."
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