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Mahalia Jackson

"The Lord doesn't like us to be dead. Be alive. Sometimes I dance to the glory of the Lord, because He said so."

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"The Lord doesn't like us to be dead. Be alive. Sometimes I dance to the glory of the Lord, because He said so."

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"Dance on the stage of life with love in your heart, a smile on your face, and a great vision in your mind."

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"Dance with your own way with your own tune no matter who watches it."

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"Dance with the waves of sea and sing with the sky,touch the sands with love and let your mind fly high."

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"The real dance is a spontaneous body movement that in harmony with the beats of the music in your heart."

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"Dance as if you got lost in the mystery and beauty of life."

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"The job of feets is walking, but their hobby is dancing."

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"In the beginning, I didn't dance that much and stuff."

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"It's not that I wanted to be an actor; it's that I didn't want to be a dancer! I was trained in traditional Chinese dance, and after working so hard it seemed unfair to just disappear into a group."

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"The monarchy is finished. It was finished a while ago, but they're still making the corpses dance."

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"On Saturday afternoons, there was a film, of course, and then we did about four shows between the films. And I would do a tap dance, a little military tap."

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"Time is important to me because I want to sing long enough to leave a message. I'm used to singing in churches where nobody would dare stop me until the Lord arrives!"
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"I'll come to any benefit if I see SCLC get all the money."
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"This is the place to see the stars - Hollywood Bowl."
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"Baby, black promoters oppressed me before white promoters ever got hold of me. Don't talk skin to me."
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"When you sing gospel you have a feeling there is a cure for what's wrong."
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"One thing about playing the real jazz is that you can't count it."
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"If you believe in God, He will open the windows of heaven and pour blessings upon you."
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