Quotes from Mahalia Jackson


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

    Worry | Pearl | Script


    Do you know most of the Jewish songs have the same trend of sadness as Negro spirituals?

    Sadness | Jewish | Trend


    God can make you anything you want to be, but you have to put everything in his hands.

    God | Hands


    How can you sing of amazing grace and all God's wonders without using your hands?

    God | Amazing | Grace


    I hope to bring people to God with my songs.

    Hope | God | Bring


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

    Christmas | Meaning | Song


    Money just draws flies.

    Money | Draws | Flies


    My hands, my feet, I throw my whole body to say all that is within me.

    Body | Hands | Feet


    The mind and the voice by themselves are not sufficient.

    Voice | Themselves


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

    Work | Strength | Blessed


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

    Jazz | Count


    Put your mind on the gospel. And remember - there's one God for all.

    God | Remember | Gospel


    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!

    Time | Singing | Nobody


    Anybody that sings the blues is in a deep pit, yelling for help.

    Deep | Help | Blues


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

    Short | Trouble | Records


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

    Stars | Hollywood | Bowl


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

    Blues | Rest


    Faith and prayer are the vitamins of the soul; man cannot live in health without them.

    Faith | Health | Prayer


    If you believe in God, He will open the windows of heaven and pour blessings upon you.

    Faith | God | Blessings


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

    Success | Bills | Soon


       

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