Blues are the songs of despair, but gospel songs are the songs of hope. – Mahalia Jackson
They thought I was a success as soon as I started paying the bills. – Mahalia Jackson

Blues are the songs of despair, but gospel songs are the songs of hope. – Mahalia Jackson
They thought I was a success as soon as I started paying the bills. – Mahalia Jackson
Faith and prayer are the vitamins of the soul; man cannot live in health without them. – Mahalia Jackson
Its easy to be independent when youve got money. But to be independent when you havent got a thing — thats the Lords test. – Mahalia Jackson
People and squirrels are very different. Most people will not argue that. But I find that there is one situation in which theyre very similar. And that is: when I am driving towards them in my car. Then theyre kind of hard to tell apart – especially if the human is kind of hairy. – Demetri Martin