Creativity Quote by Della Reese

There is a whole theology smuggled into that one plainspoken sentence: success isn’t a lone-wolf story, it’s a relay. When Della Reese says she couldn’t have made it “this far” without “angels along the way,” she’s not polishing a halo for herself. She’s deliberately rerouting the spotlight toward the people and forces that quietly kept her moving when the industry, the culture, or plain life could have stalled her out.

“Angels” does double duty. It can mean literal faith (Reese was famously spiritual and later became an ordained minister), but it also works as a protective nickname for mentors, bandmates, family, benefactors, and the kind of unexpected advocates entertainers survive on. The word is soft, almost sentimental, yet it carries a hard truth: talent doesn’t travel unescorted. Even a powerhouse voice needs someone to open a door, vouch for you, keep you safe, pay you fairly, or just remind you you’re not crazy for wanting more.

The phrasing “along the way” matters, too. It implies a long, uneven road rather than a single breakthrough moment, which fits Reese’s career arc: music to television, fame to reinvention, artistry to ministry. The subtext is gratitude with boundaries: she’s acknowledging help without itemizing debts, keeping the private ledger private. It’s a cultural counter-narrative to the myth of the self-made star, offered in a register that feels earned, not marketed.