Mahalia Jackson Quotes - BrainyQuote

American - Musician October 26, 1911 - January 27, 1972

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

Mahalia Jackson

Faith Health Prayer Man

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

Mahalia Jackson

God Faith Believe You

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

Mahalia Jackson

Work Strength Blessed You

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.

Mahalia Jackson

Money You Independence Easy

Without a song, each day would be a century.

Mahalia Jackson

Day Song Without Would

The Lord doesn't like us to be dead. Be alive. Sometimes I dance to the glory of the Lord, because He said so.

Mahalia Jackson

Dance Dead Sometimes Glory

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

Mahalia Jackson

Hope Blues Despair Gospel

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

Mahalia Jackson

Me Black Baby Skin

The old Devil gets mad when you're trying to do good. Pray that God will move the stumbling blocks.

Mahalia Jackson

Good God Devil You

Sometimes you ask God for something and you don't know what you're asking.

Mahalia Jackson

God You Know Sometimes

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I close my eyes when I sing so I can feel the song better.

Mahalia Jackson

Eyes Song Better Feel

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

Mahalia Jackson

God You Hands Want

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

Mahalia Jackson

Me Feet Body Hands

The mind and the voice by themselves are not sufficient.

Mahalia Jackson

Mind Voice Themselves Sufficient

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

Mahalia Jackson

Success Thought Soon Bills

When you sing gospel you have a feeling there is a cure for what's wrong.

Mahalia Jackson

You Feeling Wrong Sing

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

Mahalia Jackson

You Rest Nothing Blues

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

Mahalia Jackson

Singing Deep Blues Help

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

Mahalia Jackson

Money See Come Get

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

Mahalia Jackson

You Sadness Know Same

Everybody needs somebody.

Mahalia Jackson

Relationship Everybody Somebody Needs

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

Mahalia Jackson

Music Know Jazz Say

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

Mahalia Jackson

God You Grace Amazing

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

Mahalia Jackson

Worry Too Much Like Just

I hope to bring people to God with my songs.

Mahalia Jackson

God Hope People 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.

Mahalia Jackson

Me You Song Feeling

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