#ay

My hands, my feet, I throw my whole body to say all that is within me. ↗

— Mahalia Jackson

#feet #hands #i #me #say

Gospel music rhythms are not African in origin, although I know that's what the jazz experts say. ↗

— Mahalia Jackson

#although #experts #gospel #gospel music #i

One thing about playing the real jazz is that you can't count it. ↗

— Mahalia Jackson

#count #jazz #one thing #playing #real

The old Devil gets mad when you're trying to do good. Pray that God will move the stumbling blocks. ↗

— Mahalia Jackson

#devil #gets #god #good #mad

Because parents have power over children. They feel they have to do what their parents say. But the love of money is the root of all evil. And this is a sweet child. And to see him turn like this, this isn't him. This is not him. ↗

— Michael Jackson

#child #children #evil #feel #him

It's a complete lie, why do people buy these papers? It's not the truth I'm here to say. You know, don't judge a person, do not pass judgement, unless you have talked to them one on one. I don't care what the story is, do not judge them because it is a lie. ↗

— Michael Jackson

#buy #care #complete #do not judge #here

Children show me in their playful smiles the divine in everyone. This simple goodness shines straight from their hearts and only asks to be loved. ↗

— Michael Jackson

#children #divine #everyone #goodness #hearts

Yes, and I had pimples so badly it used to make me so shy. I used not to look at myself. I'd hide my face in the dark, I wouldn't want to look in the mirror and my father teased me and I just hated it and I cried everyday. ↗

— Michael Jackson

#cried #dark #everyday #face #father

You know, let's put it this way, if all the people in Hollywood who have had plastic surgery, if they went on vacation, there wouldn't be a person left in town. ↗

— Michael Jackson

#his way #hollywood #know #left #people

They did it to try and belittle me, to try and to take away my pride. But I went through the whole system with them. And at the end, I - I wanted the public to know that I was okay, even though I was hurting. ↗

— Michael Jackson

#belittle #did #end #even #hurting