Mahalia Jackson

Musician

33 Quotes

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

The mind and the voice by themselves are not sufficient.

I hope to bring people to God with my songs.

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

Blues are the songs of despair, but gospel songs are the songs of hope.

Without a song, each day would be a century.

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

Anybody singing the blues is in a deep pit yelling for help.

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

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

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

Baby, black promoters oppressed me before white promoters ever got hold of me. Don't talk skin to me.

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

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