Quotes by Mahalia Jackson

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
You're blessed if you have the strength to work.
– Mahalia Jackson
They thought I was a success as soon as I started paying the bills.
– Mahalia Jackson
Sometimes you ask God for something and you don't know what you're asking.
– Mahalia Jackson
Put your mind on the gospel. And remember - there's one God for all.
– Mahalia Jackson
Money just draws flies.
– Mahalia Jackson
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
If you believe in God, He will open the windows of heaven and pour blessings upon you.
– Mahalia Jackson
I'll come to any benefit if I see SCLC get all the money.
– Mahalia Jackson
I hope to bring people to God with my songs.
– Mahalia Jackson
How can you sing of amazing grace and all God's wonders without using your hands?
– Mahalia Jackson
Faith and prayer are the vitamins of the soul man cannot live in health without them.
– Mahalia Jackson
Blues are the songs of despair, but gospel songs are the songs of hope.
– Mahalia Jackson