--- title: "17 Grits Quotes By Deborah Ford" description: "17 Grits quotes by Deborah Ford. Plus more from Deborah Ford and more Grits sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dd/deborah-ford-5148_failure_grits-pearl-of-wisdom-31-grits-can-admit_1148856.jpg" --- > [“Grits Pearl of Wisdom #31: Grits can admit their mistakes--and we all make some bad ones--but we never accept defeat. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/grits-pearl-of-wisdom-31-grits-can-admit-their-mistakes-and-we-all/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dd/deborah-ford-5148_failure_grits-pearl-of-wisdom-31-grits-can-admit_1148856.jpg) > [“Grits Glossary Southern vegetarian \\ ‘sǝ-thǝrn , ve-jǝ’ter-ē-ǝn\\ n: poor soul .”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/grits-glossary-southern-vegetarian-s-th-rn-ve-j-ter-n-n-poor-soul/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/638/deborah-ford-5148_quote_grits-glossary-southern-vegetarian-s-th_1522090.jpg) > [“Grits Pearl of Wisdom #2: Learn from the magnolia and don’t let grass grow beneath your feet. Keep moving, and live life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/grits-pearl-of-wisdom-2-learn-from-the-magnolia-and-don-t-let-grass/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/626/deborah-ford-5148_live-life_grits-pearl-of-wisdom-2-learn-from-the-m_1614568.jpg) > [“Grits Glossary newcomer \\’nü-,kǝ-mǝr\\ n: any neighbor who has lived there less than ten years, unless her mother is from the area,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/grits-glossary-newcomer-n-k-m-r-n-any-neighbor-who-has-lived-there/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b4/deborah-ford-5148_ten-years_grits-glossary-newcomer-n-k-m-r-n-any-ne_2218791.jpg) > [“Grits Glossary success \\sǝk-‘ses\\ n: something a Grits has to define for herself, simply put ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/grits-glossary-success-s-k-ses-n-something-a-grits-has-to-define-for/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c8/deborah-ford-5148_grits_grits-glossary-success-s-k-ses-n-somethi_589485.jpg) > [“ A Grits girl treated without TLC may end up a PMS…a Precious Moody Southerner! ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/a-grits-girl-treated-without-tlc-may-end-up-a-pms-a-precious-moody/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea6/deborah-ford-5148_grits_a-grits-girl-treated-without-tlc-may-end_77800.jpg) > [“Grits Pearl of Wisdom #37: The cream always rises to the top, so quit being the milkmaid. There’s more to life than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/grits-pearl-of-wisdom-37-the-cream-always-rises-to-the-top-so-quit/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbe/deborah-ford-5148_life_grits-pearl-of-wisdom-37-the-cream-alway_1196634.jpg) > [“Grits Pearl of Wisdom #3: Men must understand that, like a magnolia, you can’t trim a Grits: we are perfect just as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/grits-pearl-of-wisdom-3-men-must-understand-that-like-a-magnolia-you/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/546/deborah-ford-5148_grits_grits-pearl-of-wisdom-3-men-must-underst_775473.jpg) > [“Grits Pearl of Wisdom #20: Preparing for a Southern guest is a labor of love, but remember: after three days, fish and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/grits-pearl-of-wisdom-20-preparing-for-a-southern-guest-is-a-labor-of/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/051/deborah-ford-5148_food_grits-pearl-of-wisdom-20-preparing-for-a_431460.jpg) > [“Grits Glossary dry county \\’drī ‘kaůn-tē\\ n: a region where, by law, the heathens can drink as much as they like, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/grits-glossary-dry-county-dr-ka-n-t-n-a-region-where-by-law-the/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26d/deborah-ford-5148_grits_grits-glossary-dry-county-dr-ka-n-t-n-a_3024322.jpg) > [“ The Grits Guide to Southern Humor “I am not offended by dumb blonde jokes because I know I’m not dumb…I also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/the-grits-guide-to-southern-humor-i-am-not-offended-by-dumb-blonde/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ee/deborah-ford-5148_dumb-blonde_the-grits-guide-to-southern-humor-i-am-n_1678689.jpg) > [“ At a successful party, everyone feels at home. A good hostess gives each of her guests a bit of her time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/at-a-successful-party-everyone-feels-at-home-a-good-hostess-gives/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e42/deborah-ford-5148_resilience_at-a-successful-party-everyone-feels-at_1110138.jpg) > [“Grits Glossary blues \\’blüz\\ n: nothing but a good man singing about hardship, sorrow, and the things he’s done wrong--but sake’s alive,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/grits-glossary-blues-bl-z-n-nothing-but-a-good-man-singing-about/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/787/deborah-ford-5148_blues_grits-glossary-blues-bl-z-n-nothing-but_17580.jpg) > [“ The Grits Guide to Southern Humor “If you don’t make fun of yourself, somebody is going to do it for you.”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/the-grits-guide-to-southern-humor-if-you-don-t-make-fun-of-yourself/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/162/deborah-ford-5148_quote_the-grits-guide-to-southern-humor-if-you_59736.jpg) > [“ The Grits Guide to Weddings “I wanted to tie in the Southern things that were special to me. I wanted the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/the-grits-guide-to-weddings-i-wanted-to-tie-in-the-southern-things/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ee/deborah-ford-5148_grits_the-grits-guide-to-weddings-i-wanted-to_2338404.jpg) > [“Grits know when enough is enough. Having good manners doesn’t mean you should allow others to push you around. A Southern girl…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/grits-know-when-enough-is-enough-having-good-manners-doesn-t-mean-you/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e8/deborah-ford-5148_enough-is-enough_grits-know-when-enough-is-enough-having_1889236.jpg) > [“ grits \\’grits\\n: 1: acronym for Girls Raised in The South 2: an increasingly popular expression associated with the enviable attributes of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/grits-grits-n-1-acronym-for-girls-raised-in-the-south-2-an/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e3/deborah-ford-5148_southern-women_grits-grits-n-1-acronym-for-girls-raised_1877737.jpg) ## More by Deborah Ford > [“ “Do Southerners laugh at different things than Northerners do? Yes, I say--Northerners.” Roy Blount, Jr., Roy Blount’s Book of Southern Humor”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/do-southerners-laugh-at-different-things-than-northerners-do-yes-i/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) > [“Grits Glossary blues \\’blüz\\ n: nothing but a good man singing about hardship, sorrow, and the things he’s done wrong--but sake’s alive, they make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/grits-glossary-blues-bl-z-n-nothing-but-a-good-man-singing-about/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) > [“ “In the South, football is confused with religion, chivalry, the Civil War, and women.” -Diane Roberts, The Quotable South ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/in-the-south-football-is-confused-with-religion-chivalry-the-civil/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) > [“ The Grits Guide to Southern Humor “If you don’t make fun of yourself, somebody is going to do it for you.” -Martie Maguire,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/the-grits-guide-to-southern-humor-if-you-don-t-make-fun-of-yourself/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) > [“ A Grits girl treated without TLC may end up a PMS…a Precious Moody Southerner! ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/a-grits-girl-treated-without-tlc-may-end-up-a-pms-a-precious-moody/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) > [“ If the sweet lilt of a soft Southern accent isn’t music to the ears, we just don’t know what is. Music isn’t just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/if-the-sweet-lilt-of-a-soft-southern-accent-isn-t-music-to-the-ears/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) > [“ Redneck Rules of Etiquette • To avoid bruising wine as you decant it, make sure to tilt the paper cup. • Your centerpiece…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/redneck-rules-of-etiquette-to-avoid-bruising-wine-as-you-decant-it/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) > [“Grits Pearl of Wisdom #13: If anyone tries to tell you a Southern girl shouldn’t drink, just tell them the truth: we don’t drink,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/grits-pearl-of-wisdom-13-if-anyone-tries-to-tell-you-a-southern-girl/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) > [“Grits Pearl of Wisdom #39: It’s been said that love makes the world go round. That may be true, but friendship keeps the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/grits-pearl-of-wisdom-39-it-s-been-said-that-love-makes-the-world-go/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) > [“If you’re single and you’re not having the greatest fun of your life, it’s high time to reassess your priorities. It may be hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/if-you-re-single-and-you-re-not-having-the-greatest-fun-of-your-life/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) > [“ “The biggest myth about Southern women is that we are frail types--fainting on our sofas…nobody where I grew up ever acted like that.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/the-biggest-myth-about-southern-women-is-that-we-are-frail-types/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) > [“Grits Glossary hillbilly \\’hil-,bi-lē\\ n: a derogatory term that refers to people living in the next county or town; alternate forms include redneck, cracker,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/grits-glossary-hillbilly-hil-bi-l-n-a-derogatory-term-that-refers-to/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) > [“Entertaining is a way of life for the Southern girl. We’ve been doing it for over three hundred years now, and we’re not too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/entertaining-is-a-way-of-life-for-the-southern-girl-we-ve-been-doing/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) > [“ Men are important to Southern girls, but they don’t define us. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/men-are-important-to-southern-girls-but-they-don-t-define-us/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) > [“Finding and keeping a lifelong partner is a common dream of all girls, everywhere. Women love men (well, most of us, anyway--Ellen DeGeneres is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/finding-and-keeping-a-lifelong-partner-is-a-common-dream-of-all-girls/) [deborah ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/grits/deborah-ford/#itemlist", "name": "17 Grits Quotes By Deborah Ford", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Grits Pearl of Wisdom #31: Grits can admit their mistakes--and we all make some bad ones--but we never accept defeat. ”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Deborah Ford" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/grits-pearl-of-wisdom-31-grits-can-admit-their-mistakes-and-we-all/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dd/deborah-ford-5148_failure_grits-pearl-of-wisdom-31-grits-can-admit_1148856.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dd/deborah-ford-5148_failure_grits-pearl-of-wisdom-31-grits-can-admit_1148856.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dd/deborah-ford-5148_failure_grits-pearl-of-wisdom-31-grits-can-admit_1148856.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Grits Pearl of Wisdom #31: Grits can admit their mistakes--and we all make some bad ones--but we never…” — Deborah Ford", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Grits Glossary Southern vegetarian \\ ‘sǝ-thǝrn , ve-jǝ’ter-ē-ǝn\\ n: poor soul .”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Deborah Ford" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/grits-glossary-southern-vegetarian-s-th-rn-ve-j-ter-n-n-poor-soul/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/638/deborah-ford-5148_quote_grits-glossary-southern-vegetarian-s-th_1522090.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/638/deborah-ford-5148_quote_grits-glossary-southern-vegetarian-s-th_1522090.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/638/deborah-ford-5148_quote_grits-glossary-southern-vegetarian-s-th_1522090.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Grits Glossary Southern vegetarian \\ ‘sǝ-thǝrn , ve-jǝ’ter-ē-ǝn\\ n: poor soul .” — Deborah Ford", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Grits Pearl of Wisdom #2: Learn from the magnolia and don’t let grass grow beneath your feet. 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