Mahalia Jackson Quotes
An African-American gospel singer.
(1911 - 1972)
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Anybody singing the blues is in a deep pit yelling for help.
[Blues]
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Baby, black promoters oppressed me before white promoters ever got hold of me. Don't talk skin to me.
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Blues are the songs of despair, but gospel songs are the songs of hope.
[Blues]
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Do you know most of the Jewish songs have the same trend of sadness as Negro spirituals?
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Everybody needs somebody.
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Faith and prayer are the vitamins of the soul; man cannot live in health without them.
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God can make you anything you want to be, but you have to put everything in his hands.
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Gospel music rhythms are not African in origin, although I know that's what the jazz experts say.
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How can you sing of amazing grace and all God's wonders without using your hands?
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I close my eyes when I sing so I can feel the song better.
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I don't worry too much about the script, I just ad lib, like Pearl Bailey.
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I hope to bring people to God with my songs.
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I'll come to any benefit if I see SCLC get all the money.
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If you believe in God, He will open the windows of heaven and pour blessings upon you.
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If you want me to sing this Christmas song with the feeling and the meaning, you better see if you can locate that check.
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It is easy to be independent when you've got money. But to be independent when you haven't got a thing, that's the Lord's test.
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Man has no nobler function than to defend the truth.
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My hands, my feet, I throw my whole body to say all that is within me.
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One thing about playing the real jazz is that you can't count it.
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