Anybody that sings the blues is in a deep pit, yelling for help.
Without a song, each day would be a century.
When you sing gospel you have a feeling there is a cure for what's wrong.
When you are through with the blues, you've got nothing to rest on.
This is the place to see the stars - Hollywood Bowl.
The trouble with records is that they're too short.
The old Devil gets mad when you're trying to do good. Pray that God will move the stumbling blocks.
The mind and the voice by themselves are not sufficient.
The Lord doesn't like us to be dead. Be alive. Sometimes I dance to the glory of the Lord, because He said so.
One thing about playing the real jazz is that you can't count it.
My hands, my feet, I throw my whole body to say all that is within me.
I don't worry too much about the script, I just ad lib, like Pearl Bailey.
I close my eyes when I sing so I can feel the song better.
Gospel music rhythms are not African in origin, although I know that's what the jazz experts say.
God can make you anything you want to be, but you have to put everything in his hands.
Faith and prayer are the vitamins of the soul man cannot live in health without them.
If you believe in God, He will open the windows of heaven and pour blessings upon you.
Put your mind on the gospel. And remember - there's one God for all.
I hope to bring people to God with my songs.
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.
I'll come to any benefit if I see SCLC get all the money.
They thought I was a success as soon as I started paying the bills.
If you want me to sing this Christmas song with the feeling and the meaning, you better see if you can locate that check.
Someday the sun is going to shine down on me in some faraway place.
Anybody singing the blues is in a deep pit yelling for help.
