 Baby, black promoters oppressed me before white promoters ever got hold of me. Don't talk skin to me. |
| I'll come to any benefit if I see SCLC get all the money. |
| Without a song, each day would be a century. |
| I close my eyes when I sing so I can feel the song better. |
| 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. |
| Anybody singing the blues is in a deep pit yelling for help. |
| They thought I was a success as soon as I started paying the bills. |
| 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. |
| This is the place to see the stars - Hollywood Bowl. |
| Faith and prayer are the vitamins of the soul; man cannot live in health without them. |
| The Lord doesn't like us to be dead. Be alive. Sometimes I dance to the glory of the Lord, because He said so. |
| If you want me to sing this Christmas song with the feeling and the meaning, you better see if you can locate that check. |
| Blues are the songs of despair, but gospel songs are the songs of hope. |
| When you sing gospel you have a feeling there is a cure for what's wrong. |
| You're blessed if you have the strength to work. |
| Put your mind on the gospel. And remember - there's one God for all. |
| Gospel music rhythms are not African in origin, although I know that's what the jazz experts say. |
| Anybody that sings the blues is in a deep pit, yelling for help. |
