Man has no nobler function than to defend the truth.
I don't worry too much about the script, I just ad lib, like Pearl Bailey.
The old Devil gets mad when you're trying to do good. Pray that God will move the stumbling blocks.
Money just draws flies.
Gospel music rhythms are not African in origin, although I know that's what the jazz experts say.
Blues are the songs of despair, but gospel songs are the songs of hope.
If you want me to sing this Christmas song with the feeling and the meaning, you better see if you can locate that check.
Anybody singing the blues is in a deep pit yelling for help.
Anybody that sings the blues is in a deep pit, yelling for help.
If you believe in God, He will open the windows of heaven and pour blessings upon you.
Baby, black promoters oppressed me before white promoters ever got hold of me. Don't talk skin to me.
Faith and prayer are the vitamins of the soul; man cannot live in health without them.