The first thing I did was give up sweet tea because I drank so much. I'd start drinking at lunchtime and wouldn't set it down until I went to bed. When you calculate how much empty calories and how much… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
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. You can't be discouraged, and you can't let the word "no" stop you. — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
I have a lot of secret uses for sour cream, which is the magic ingredient in my mac and cheese. It's an old-timey, Southern… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
If you've got a good idea and you're willing to do whatever it takes to pursue it, keep your head up and eyes open… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
I don't want to spend my life not having good food going into my pie hole. That hole was made for pies. — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
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. — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
When it's said and done, the one thing I want to leave on this earth is hope. I have felt hopelessness, and it's a… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
I pay people very, very well - probably more than I have to. But that costs me less money in the long run because… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
I think if you've been invited to someone's house, you eat what they serve you. Even if you leave hungry, you be gracious enough… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
I'm making little changes in my life to take care of myself, like putting in a mile or two on my treadmill every day. — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
Growing up, I had a very busy social life. It wasn't until I was a sophomore in high school that I asked Mama if… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
