You don't want to make a steady diet of just lettuce. You don't want to make a steady diet of fried chicken..

Southerners have never been afraid of seasoning. It's kind of the other way around; our seasoning is afraid of us..

I've got two vices: cigarettes and taters..

I'll keep peace at all cost, even if I choke to death on my tongue..

It’s just what they are — they’re jokes…most jokes are about Jewish people, rednecks, black folks…I can’t determine what offends another person..

Bein' rich is having leftovers. Good leftovers make yo' tongue fly outta yo' mouth and smack yo' brains out..

I found that when I went from Albany to Savannah, that I needed to put that white rice away, and I needed to turn that into Savannah red rice because….

Don't ever give up. You can't let discouragement get you down. You can always find negative people that will try to discourage you from your goals. Y….

If there's anyone out there that has never said something that they wish they could take back -- if you're out there, please pick up that stone and t….

Everyday you wake up on the right side of the dirt is a good one..

You can't make stuffing with sweet cornbread..

Having an audience is almost like plugging me into an electrical outlet. People feed me so much of their energy. We have a great time. It's all about….

There's so much going on. I almost never have a moment..

I will never use a substitute for butter. Margarine is one molecule away from eating plastic..

I is what I is, and I'm not changing..

Well what I would really like is a bunch of little n***ers to wear long-sleeve white shirts, black shorts and black bow ties. You know, in the Shirle….

Down South, even our vegetables have some pig hidden somewhere in it. A vegetable isn't a vegetable without a little ham hock..

I don't want to spend my life not having good food going into my pie hole. That hole was made for pies..

You know, not everybody can afford to pay $58 for prime rib or $650 for a bottle of wine. My friends and I cook for regular families who worry about ….

Onions and bacon cooking up just makes your kitchen smell so good. In fact, one day I'm going to come up with a room deodorizer that smells like baco….

I loved my own Grandparents with all my heart. I learned important lessons from them about how to treat people, how to cook and how to work.....they ….