343 Southern Quotes for You to Enjoy

My family are very, very religious in Texas. They're Southern Baptists. I left to go to New York when I was 17 and I realised I wasn't Southern Baptist. That's not how I am inclined. Lynn Collins

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There are not many female role models to guide voters, and the tradition that a Southern woman's place is in the home still lingers in some quarters. Madeleine M. Kunin

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I'm originally from southern California, so I, like, say 'like', like, a lot. I've been trying to scrub any traces of Valley Girl from my speech since I moved to New York, but it's, like, totally way harder than anyone thinks, you know? Mara Wilson

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You could be a locavore in Florida or southern California. But I tried that. It was really limiting. Mark Kurlansky

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I didn't really grow up with any traditions. I grew up in a pretty liberal household in Southern California. I think that's part of my interest in thinking about heritage. I don't have a second language or cultural heritage in that way. Martine Syms

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

Me Resonates Because South Southern Anything

I've had battles with writers who live in L.A. and were writing southern characters, because they felt like if they wrote 'Sugar' and 'Honey' at the end of every sentence, that would make it southern. Mary Steenburgen

I remember when I was growing up and watching southern people depicted on television, I thought, 'Well, based on what I'm seeing, I guess I'm supposed to be stupid and racist.' It's still, sadly, the easy route for a writer to go. Mary Steenburgen

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East and Gulf Coast states are at risk of hurricanes; prairie and other central and southern states are constantly threatened by tornados; and western states commonly face damaging droughts. Extreme weather does not discriminate by American geography. Matt Cartwright

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I was enamored of New York City intellectual life and was really into Philip Roth because I was raised by self-loathing Midwesterners who were from southern Illinois, who felt like fish out of water when they came to the East Coast when I was a kid. Meghan Daum

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I, on the other hand, have a bit of a southern accent. Michael W. Smith

Other Bit Accent Hand Southern Southern Accent

I was with Tina Turner when she first saw Janis Joplin, and she said to Janis, 'Honey, you can't continue to sing like that, or you'll have no voice,' and Janis' response was just to laugh and take a swig on her Southern Comfort. Michael Wadleigh

We will deploy our men and women in uniform only where there is a need, and where their presence can make a genuine difference in ensuring public safety and an easing of the humanitarian concerns at our southern border. Michelle Lujan Grisham

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The people in southern Georgia are tough. Mike Leach

People Tough Georgia Southern

If terrorists are already on our southern border, a national-security failure has already occurred. Mike Pompeo

Failure Our Border Occurred Terrorists Southern

My wife is a terrific Southern cook. My favorite of all the great things she cooks is 'trash potatoes.' That's mashed potatoes with sour cream, bacon, cheddar cheese, and horseradish. It's a total gut bomb. Mike Vogel

I went to NYU drama school, so I was a very serious actress. I used to do monologues with a Southern accent, and I was really into drama and drama school. And then, in my last year of drama school, I did a comedy show, and the show became a big hit on campus. Molly Shannon

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My father was a railroad man his entire life; 43 years for Southern Railroad. Nancy Grace

Life Man Father Entire Entire Life His Years Southern Railroad

My mom's side, they're southern Baptist Christian. Nelsan Ellis

Mom Christian Side Southern Southern Baptist Baptist

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

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