Mahalia Jackson Quotes - Page 2

You're blessed if you have the strength to work.

I hope to bring people to God with my songs.

They thought I was a success as soon as I started paying the bills.

If you want me to sing this Christmas song with the feeling and the meaning, you better see if you can locate that check.

Time is important to me because I want to sing long enough to leave a message. I'm used to singing in churches where nobody would dare stop me until the Lord arrives!

One thing about playing the real jazz is that you can't count it.

A great influence in my life was the sanctified or Holiness churches...Everybody in there sang and they clapped and stomped heir feet and sang with their whole body... Their music was so strong and expressive, it used to bring tears to my eyes.

I don't worry too much about the script, I just ad lib, like Pearl Bailey.

I'll come to any benefit if I see SCLC get all the money.

Blues are the songs of despair.

When you are through with the blues, you've got nothing to rest on.

Gospel music rhythms are not African in origin, although I know that's what the jazz experts say.

This is the place to see the stars - Hollywood Bowl.

The trouble with records is that they're too short.