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> [The idiot who invented instant grits also thought of frozen fried chicken, and they ought to lock him up before he tries to freeze-dry collards.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-grizzard/the-idiot-who-invented-instant-grits-also-thought-of-frozen-fried/)

[Lewis Grizzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-grizzard/)

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## Other authors on Grits

## More by Lewis Grizzard

> [The public, more often than not, will forgive mistakes, but it will not forgive trying to wiggle out of one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-grizzard/the-public-more-often-than-not-will-forgive-mistakes-but-it-will-not/)

[Lewis Grizzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-grizzard/)

> [“Life is like a dog sled team. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-grizzard/life-is-like-a-dog-sled-team-if-you-ain-t-the-lead-dog-the-scenery/)

[Lewis Grizzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-grizzard/)

> [Today's sensitive male has learned to share in open frank discussions about relationships like, "Where the hell did you get a crazy idea like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-grizzard/today-s-sensitive-male-has-learned-to-share-in-open-frank-discussions/)

[Lewis Grizzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-grizzard/)

> [The only way that I could figure they could improve upon Coca-Cola, one of life's most delightful elixirs, which studies prove will heal the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-grizzard/the-only-way-that-i-could-figure-they-could-improve-upon-coca-cola/)

[Lewis Grizzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-grizzard/)

> [When My Love Comes Back from the Ladies' Room, Will I Be Too Old To Care?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-grizzard/when-my-love-comes-back-from-the-ladies-room-will-i-be-too-old-to-care/)

[Lewis Grizzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-grizzard/)

> [The South is the last place with a sense of place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-grizzard/the-south-is-the-last-place-with-a-sense-of-place/)

[Lewis Grizzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-grizzard/)

> [The public, more often than not, will forgive mistakes, but it will not forgive trying to wriggle and weasel out of one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-grizzard/the-public-more-often-than-not-will-forgive-mistakes-but-it-will-not-2/)

[Lewis Grizzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-grizzard/)

> [I came from a big family. As a matter of fact, I never got to sleep alone until I was married.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-grizzard/i-came-from-a-big-family-as-a-matter-of-fact-i-never-got-to-sleep/)

[Lewis Grizzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-grizzard/)

> [I wish one time in my life I could do what other writers do... get me a villa in Spain and go there to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-grizzard/i-wish-one-time-in-my-life-i-could-do-what-other-writers-do-get-me-a/)

[Lewis Grizzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-grizzard/)

> [I went last week to get hypnotized. To quit smoking. And the hypnotist said, 'The reason you smoke is you're bitter and depressed.' No,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-grizzard/i-went-last-week-to-get-hypnotized-to-quit-smoking-and-the-hypnotist/)

[Lewis Grizzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-grizzard/)

> [Yankees don't understand that the Southern way of talking is a language of nuance. What we can do in the South is we can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-grizzard/yankees-don-t-understand-that-the-southern-way-of-talking-is-a/)

[Lewis Grizzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-grizzard/)

> [If Love Were Oil, / I'd Be About a Quart Low.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-grizzard/if-love-were-oil-i-d-be-about-a-quart-low/)

[Lewis Grizzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-grizzard/)

> [Things are more complex today, and I think humor has changed a a great deal. People are more sensitive today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-grizzard/things-are-more-complex-today-and-i-think-humor-has-changed-a-a-great/)

[Lewis Grizzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-grizzard/)

> [Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-grizzard/life-is-like-a-dogsled-team-if-you-ain-t-the-lead-dog-the-scenery/)

[Lewis Grizzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-grizzard/)

> [Life is a sexually transmitted terminal disease.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-grizzard/life-is-a-sexually-transmitted-terminal-disease/)

[Lewis Grizzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-grizzard/)

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