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

Quote by Mahalia Jackson

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

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

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

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

Do you know most of the Jewish songs have the same trend of sadness as...

Do you know most of the Jewish songs have the same trend of sadness as...

If you want me to sing this Christmas song with the feeling and the meaning,...

If you want me to sing this Christmas song with the feeling and the meaning,...

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

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

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

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

It is easy to be independent when you've got money. But to be independent when...

It is easy to be independent when you've got money. But to be independent when...

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

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

The mind and the voice by themselves are not sufficient.

The mind and the voice by themselves are not sufficient.

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

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

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

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

Without a song, each day would be a century.

Without a song, each day would be a century.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I hope to bring people to God with my songs.

I hope to bring people to God with my songs.

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

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

Everybody needs somebody.

Everybody needs somebody.

The Lord doesn't like us to be dead. Be alive. Sometimes I dance to the...

The Lord doesn't like us to be dead. Be alive. Sometimes I dance to the...