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The most beautiful voice in the world is that of an educated Southern woman. — Winston Churchill

I believe that the truth of any subject only comes when all sides of the story are put together. — Alice Walker

I grew up in a very bohemian environment in southern Sweden, so I was always, always, always in black jeans. — Johan Lindeberg

Don't 'honey' me in that southern-fried twang. — Nora Roberts

Everything changes except human behavior and its consequences. — Stephanie M. Sellers

Country music is basically one-third a part of Southern blood, the other two being church and sweet tea. — Eve Jagger

The secession of the Southern States, individually or in the aggregate, was the certain consequence of Mr. Lincoln's election. — Belle Boyd

Asking a Southern woman for plain hospitality was like winking at a leprechaun: She had to give up her pot of gold no matter what. — Walter Mosley

You can coat that shit in sugar, but it's still shit. — Kyran Pittman

It's the greatest of Southern honors ... to have one's name incorporated into a family tree. It's an honor not lightly given. — Sheri Holman

Well - I was brought up as a Southern Baptist. — Pat Robertson

The nature of the South is changing faster than the stereotypes are. Much of the South now looks like San Jose. Is it still southern? — John Shelton Reed

In the southern hemisphere, covering the Christmas tree with fake snow even though winter has nothing to do with the birth of Christ. — Paulo Coelho

The only place in the world that nothing has to be explained to me is the South. — Woodrow Wilson

It's frustrating not to have more control over your material. — Terry Southern

I'm Southern, but I need to be out making my own money, and impacting the world outside of my house. — Jessica Stroup

The Kerguelen Islands in the southern Indian Ocean are a six-day boat ride from Madagascar, and their only inhabitants are French scientists. — Cary McNeal

I also grew up on a farm in east Tennessee, so my roots are just naturally super southern, so I've always had that southern country lifestyle. — Kelsea Ballerini

It might be late September, but is was hot as the six shades of hell. — Charlaine Harris

The man speaks Southern football, now shut up. — Sherrilyn Kenyon

From time to time the continent shifts, and everything that isn't fastened down slides into Southern California. — Frank Lloyd Wright

Puttin' on a cowboy hat & a pair of boots doesn't make you country; Like puttin' on a ball gown & glass heels won't make me Cinderella. — Kellie Elmore

The ocean-bordered southern part of California has always been a place of Hollywood make-believe, casual opulence, suntans and jewelry. — Dan Jenkins

human handprint made about 30,000 years ago, on the wall of the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave in southern France. Somebody tried to say, 'I was here! — Yuval Noah Harari

Oh, bless your heart," she says, which in southern is akin to 'you poor, stupid thing. — Eve Jagger

Whenever I'm asked why Southern writers particularly have a penchant for writing about freaks, I say it is because we are still able to recognize one. — Flannery O'Connor

Nobody can be exactly like me. Sometimes even I have trouble doing it. — Tallulah Bankhead

Southern racists were able to protect murderers only because their legislators exploited fears of centralized power. — Barney Frank

I think the degree of alienation and despair is more universal. — Terry Southern

In addition I wanted to write a Southern novel, because I'm a Southerner. — E. O. Wilson

Perspective and perseverance are carved by time and constructed by wisdom. — A.D. Sams

Sweetling, I'm not going anywhere except upstairs, where I'm going to make love to you till you pass out happy. — Avery Flynn

But she was smart. She was savvy. And most of all, she was Southern. — Sarah Addison Allen

I feel so fortunate. I was brought up along the beaches in Southern California, and then got to have horses. — Bo Derek

I won't tell if you don't." I winked.
Granny laughed.
In the South, a wink speaks louder than words. — Tonya Kappes

There was no way in hell she was going to move to the southern continent without all of her books. — Sarah J. Maas

Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad. — Daniel Suarez

I will build a great, great wall on our southern border and I will make Mexico pay for that wall. — Donald Trump

Whuppins were like kid taxes we paid with our behinds. — Terris McMahan Grimes

For me, I love the flavors of Southern food, and people usually think of Southern food as heavy and fattening, but it doesn't have to be. — Carla Hall

It is hard to have a Southern overseer; it is worse to have a Northern one; but worst of all when you are the slave-driver of yourself. — Henry David Thoreau

My father's a Southern Baptist minister. I wasn't lighting cars on fire; I just wasn't. — Aaron Paul

To Seek Glory in Battle is Glorious emerged high above the planet's southern continent, almost two thirds of the way to the pole. — Craig Alanson

You know what they say about Southern cooking - butter's the main course - everything else is just a side dish. Why — Amy Patrick

The Urban Literate Southern California Sub-Group of the Early Atomic Period has not yet produced a distinct body of folk music of its own. — Sam Hinton

Which are you?" "I'm feline. So are you. So are most Southern men an' most of these girls — F Scott Fitzgerald

No matter what their background, the southern French are fascinated by food. — Peter Mayle

A true Southerner will never say in 2-3 words what can better be said in 10-12. — Charles Kuralt

Southern California, they have been amazing. They're totally with us. — Chita Rivera

All soul food is southern food, but not all southern food is soul food. — Cassandra Harrell

As with many Southern Writers, I believe that the special quality of the land itself indelibly shapes the people who dwell upon it. — Willie Morris

Currently, I bowl regional tournaments out of the PBA Southern Region. — Joe Tex

Sometimes "Southern hospitality" is just another term for hypocrisy. — Lilah Pace

Anything to do with the South resonates with me, because I'm Southern. — Mary Steenburgen

All Southern women wished of their menfolk was simply to be 'like Paris handsome and like Hector brave'. — Willa Cather

Southern women like their men religious and a little mad. — Michael Shaara

It's a section of the country where charm oozes from the men as easily as their southern drawls, and the women are soaked in seduction. — Alex Morgan

My role is Katara: in 'The Last Airbender,' I'm a water bender from the southern water tribe, and my character is really strong but also loving. — Nicola Peltz

I like the South because it is so much warmer on the sidelines than it is up North. — Tom Landry

I know why we lost the Civil War. We must have had the same officials. — Bum Phillips

My family is still very Southern Baptist, and they're religious. — Missi Pyle

A SASSY SOUTHERN FEMALE CAN WRITE A LOVE STORY AS WELL AS A MALE...IF Y'ALL GET MY DRIFT. — Lola Faye Arnold

To this day the Arab influence is evident in southern Italy, northern Africa and, above all, in Spain. — Carroll Quigley

She was so Southern that she cried tears that came straight from the Mississippi, and she always smelled faintly of cottonwood and peaches. — Sarah Addison Allen

O magnet-South! O glistening perfumed South! My South! O quick mettle, rich blood, impulse and love! Good and evil! O all dear to me! — Walt Whitman

Well, for me, I grew up very Southern Baptist, and I definitely lived in my bubble. You know, I lived in my bubble that was in my church. — Jessica Simpson

Sookie: Hey, our hair's the same color.
Eric: Sure is, Girlfriend. — Charlaine Harris

Having a purpose is the little secret of the nonpretties. Something to do always beats something to look at. — Adriana Trigiani

Southern Mamas are known for being subtle, like a freight train. — Shellie Rushing Tomlinson

That's right honey...It's much easier to follow the bitch than it is to follow the saint. — Maryln Schwartz

Sweetened ice tea is one of the things I love about the South, right up there with homemade biscuits and cheese grits. — Emily Giffin

Nashville is such a fantastic city, with this great creative music energy. Then there's that Southern hospitality, you can't beat that. — Sam Palladio

My family is Southern. I'm used to Bill Clintons. — Gore Vidal

If you love Southern men, raise your glass. If you don't raise your standards. — Nick Wilgus

In that sense, film is superior, but the difficulty is your lack of control as a writer. — Terry Southern

Things have changed," Mother answered, her gaze drawn to the southern horizon. "So we change with them. — Mindy McGinnis

Then I went off to Southern Methodist University in Dallas. They had a really wonderful theatre department. — Beth Henley

Southern women often marry a man knowing that he is the father of many little slaves. They do not trouble themselves about it. — Harriet Ann Jacobs

Magic of Southern expressions? Similes and metaphorical allusions. They are the yellow highlighter of conversation. — Tim Heaton

Southern hospitality and Amish cooking - Ya'll Come Back, Danki. — Karen Harper

I spent thirty-two years in a paper mill in southern Ohio, and before that, I worked in a meatpacking plant and a shoe factory. — Donald Ray Pollock

For a director and a producer to be named on the writing credits is practically unheard of. — Terry Southern

Every U.S. president enters office promising stronger ties with our southern neighbors, only to thereupon largely ignore them. — Thomas P.M. Barnett

The northern people are riders and the southern people sailors; it is said quite true. — Liu Bei

Negroes and Southern Europeans are mentally inferior to native born Americans. — Margaret Sanger

My chosen drink would be a Southern Comfort, lime and lemonade, a dry martini or a good red wine. — Nikki Sanderson

Like every Southern writer, I thought that I needed to write the next 'Gone With the Wind.' — Karin Slaughter

I didn't just come in on a load of turnips! — Phillip C. McGraw

There's an old Southern saying that if you're worried about your weight, clothes, or getting old, then you don't have any real problems. — Amy Hill Hearth

The truth is this: I am a Southern Baptist, and the great majority of Southern Baptists are lost. — Paul Washer

Train service is particularly vital for the students and employees of Southern Illinois University. — Jerry Costello

~ darkness doesn't have to mean evil. — Mari Adkins

The working-class black Southern Christian culture I come from still nurtures me, and I mean directly, daily. — Bell Hooks

I grew up in Southern Oregon. My father was a sawmill worker and a logger, and his job put food on the table. — Jeff Merkley

When I was a younger man and had a life, I owned an El Camino pickup in the '70s. It was a real sort of Southern deal. I had Astroturf in the back. — William J. Clinton

Shut your eyes," said Miss Tanner.
"Oh no," said Miranda, "for then I see worse things ... — Katherine Anne Porter

G'on now.' he murmured with that Southern drawl. 'Lie on back and let me take care of you. I promise to go slow ... real slow.' - Issac Rothe, Crave — J.R. Ward

If you like good ol' fashion Southern soul food then, yes, I am a good cook! My specialty is chicken dumplings and poke salad. — Dolly Parton

Cesky Krumlov, the little jewel box of a city in southern Bohemia. — Laini Taylor

I'm a foodie. I enjoy it a lot, and contrary to what it looks, I eat a lot. My comfort food, of all things, would be southern soul barbecue. — Zach Johnson