A biography for Mahalia Jacksonhasn’t been written yet.
“The old Devil gets mad when you're trying to do good. Pray that God will move the stumbling blocks.”
“They thought I was a success as soon as I started paying the bills.”
“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!”
“I hope to bring people to God with my songs.”
“You're blessed if you have the strength to work.”
“Anybody that sings the blues is in a deep pit, yelling for help.”
“Sometimes you ask God for something and you don't know what you're asking.”
“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 upon you.”
“The Lord doesn't like us to be dead. Be alive. Sometimes I dance to the glory of the Lord, because He said so.”
“Do you know most of the Jewish songs have the same trend of sadness as Negro spirituals?”
“I close my eyes when I sing so I can feel the song better.”
“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.”
“Anybody singing the blues is in a deep pit yelling for help.”