Della Reese Quotations

I teach metaphysics and pastor a church.

So, yes, I believe in angels, absolutely, I do.

I also work with the spirituality of people.

When you really believe in God, it gives you a courage, a confidence that enables you to meet the things coming.

Touching people is very rewarding to me.

I have the background singers of Ray Charles, the background singers of Smokey Robinson, and the background singers of Barry White and I built a choir around that.

People have known me for so long, I'm just Della to them.

I don't want my husband to push me around in a wheelchair. I don't want someone to lead me around because I'm blind.

There are people much less fortunate than us, and I don't mean people hungry sleeping in the streets either

You see, I was born in the slums, that was before the ghetto. The ghetto was kind of refined; the slums was right there on the ground.