Grit Quotes by Little Milton

I'm from the Mississippi delta originally.

— Little Milton

And I tell my audience, you know, give the real stars a round of applause. Because without them I'm nobody. So I learned so…

— Little Milton

And one of my favorites was Eddy Arnold of course. He just had that smooth, soulful voice.

— Little Milton

I did learn that it was the greatest thing in the world to respect yourself. Respect other people.

— Little Milton

If I don't love you, baby, grits ain't groceries.

— Little Milton

I was born in a little place called Inverness, MS.

— Little Milton

We could play them through the week, and then the weekend we could play the black joints. I learned to be very versatile and…

— Little Milton

Most times we would make more money in the tip boxes - they called it - than we were getting paid.

— Little Milton

I was never into the Bluegrass, Bill Monroe and stuff like that.

— Little Milton

My mom moved up between Leland and Greenville when I was just a little tot.

— Little Milton

So I got a chance to meet a whole bunch of those old real, real rough but gentle men. They lived hard, but they…

— Little Milton