"Sometimes you ask God for something and you don’t know what you’re asking." ― Mahalia Jackson Topic(s): Travel More From Mahalia Jackson "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." "You’re blessed if you have the strength to work." More In Travel "Although my book is banned I am still allowed to go to China and travel. There is no longer the kind of control that Mao used to have-there have been deep fundamental changes in society."― Jung Chang "I don’t like to travel as much as I have in the past, but it’s good for my soul to get to pick, especially with these good musicians and these guys that play so well."― Earl Scruggs "I don’t personally try to balance my work because I operate under the assumption that anyone reading or watching my stuff isn’t having a particularly balanced day anyway. But negative attitudes just amuse me more than positive ones."― Lev Yilmaz