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

Quote by Mahalia Jackson

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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...

Without a song, each day would be a century.

Without a song, each day would be a century.

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.

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

Time is important to me because I want to sing long enough to leave a...

Time is important to me because I want to sing long enough to leave a...

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...

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

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

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

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

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 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,...

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...

Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly...

Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly...

I think men are afraid to be with a successful woman, because we are terribly...

I think men are afraid to be with a successful woman, because we are terribly...