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.”

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

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

“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.”

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

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