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title: "5 Mama Quotes By Paula Deen"
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> [Growing up, I had a very busy social life. It wasn't until I was a sophomore in high school that I asked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-deen/growing-up-i-had-a-very-busy-social-life-it-wasn-t-until-i-was-a/)

[Paula Deen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-deen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b7/paula-deen-8030_busy_growing-up-i-had-a-very-busy-social-life_307165.jpg)

> [I really didn't have an interest in being in the kitchen until after I was married, when I was 18. It didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-deen/i-really-didn-t-have-an-interest-in-being-in-the-kitchen-until-after/)

[Paula Deen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-deen/)

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> [It wasnt until I was a sophomore in high school that I asked Mama if I could come into the kitchen and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-deen/it-wasnt-until-i-was-a-sophomore-in-high-school-that-i-asked-mama-if/)

[Paula Deen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-deen/)

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> [You know, nobody can ever cook as good as your mama.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-deen/you-know-nobody-can-ever-cook-as-good-as-your-mama/)

[Paula Deen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-deen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40c/paula-deen-8030_cook_you-know-nobody-can-ever-cook-as-good-as_1474997.png)

> [Of course, I will continue to share my favorite Southern recipes, just like my mama, grandmother and family shared with me over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-deen/of-course-i-will-continue-to-share-my-favorite-southern-recipes-just/)

[Paula Deen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-deen/)

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## Other authors on Mama

## More by Paula Deen

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-deen/i-have-a-lot-of-secret-uses-for-sour-cream-which-is-the-magic/)

[Paula Deen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-deen/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-deen/if-you-ve-got-a-good-idea-and-you-re-willing-to-do-whatever-it-takes/)

[Paula Deen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-deen/)

> [I don't want to spend my life not having good food going into my pie hole. That hole was made for pies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-deen/i-don-t-want-to-spend-my-life-not-having-good-food-going-into-my-pie/)

[Paula Deen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-deen/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-deen/it-s-just-what-they-are-they-re-jokes-most-jokes-are-about-jewish/)

[Paula Deen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-deen/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-deen/when-it-s-said-and-done-the-one-thing-i-want-to-leave-on-this-earth/)

[Paula Deen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-deen/)

> [Life is too short to wonder where you hid your waffle maker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-deen/life-is-too-short-to-wonder-where-you-hid-your-waffle-maker/)

[Paula Deen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-deen/)

> [I can't, myself determine what offends another person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-deen/i-can-t-myself-determine-what-offends-another-person/)

[Paula Deen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-deen/)

> [I pay people very, very well - probably more than I have to. But that costs me less money in the long run because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-deen/i-pay-people-very-very-well-probably-more-than-i-have-to-but-that/)

[Paula Deen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-deen/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-deen/i-think-if-you-ve-been-invited-to-someone-s-house-you-eat-what-they/)

[Paula Deen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-deen/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-deen/i-m-making-little-changes-in-my-life-to-take-care-of-myself-like/)

[Paula Deen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-deen/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-deen/growing-up-i-had-a-very-busy-social-life-it-wasn-t-until-i-was-a/)

[Paula Deen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-deen/)

> [I am proud to be a Southerner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-deen/i-am-proud-to-be-a-southerner/)

[Paula Deen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-deen/)

> [I'm so thankful. God has been so good and generous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-deen/i-m-so-thankful-god-has-been-so-good-and-generous/)

[Paula Deen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-deen/)

> [Love is blind, but marriage is a real eye-opener.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-deen/love-is-blind-but-marriage-is-a-real-eye-opener/)

[Paula Deen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-deen/)

> [“Loneliness is not the worst emotion”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-deen/loneliness-is-not-the-worst-emotion/)

[Paula Deen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-deen/)

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