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

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"I'm working on a screenplay right now for the BBC, but I hope to have the decks cleared soon so I can get into the studio with my pals and put down some more tracks, try to get a strong dance single together."

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"Once you are dancing with the devil, the prettiest capers won't help you."

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"Remembering that man is indeed the microcosm, the universe in miniature, the Divine Dance of the future should be able to convey with its slightest gestures some significance of the universe."

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"The dance world is too small in lots of ways - it's too intense, it rattles around itself, and it needs exposing to other ideas."

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"Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance."

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"What in heaven's name is strange about a grandmother dancing nude? I'll bet lots of grandmothers do it."

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"I do eventually want to get back into performing, but right now it's more fun for me to dance for myself."

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"When you are through with the blues, you've got nothing to rest on."
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"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."
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"Anybody singing the blues is in a deep pit yelling for help."
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"Anybody that sings the blues is in a deep pit, yelling for help."
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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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"Money just draws flies."
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"I close my eyes when I sing so I can feel the song better."
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"Faith and prayer are the vitamins of the soul; man cannot live in health without them."
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"The trouble with records is that they're too short."
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