--- title: "7 Southern Girls Quotes By Deborah Ford" description: "7 Southern Girls quotes by Deborah Ford. Plus more from Deborah Ford and more Southern Girls sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad3/deborah-ford-5148_civil-war_entertaining-is-a-way-of-life-for-the-so_366820.jpg" --- > [“Entertaining is a way of life for the Southern girl. We’ve been doing it for over three hundred years now, and we’re…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad3/deborah-ford-5148_civil-war_entertaining-is-a-way-of-life-for-the-so_366820.jpg) > [“ 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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4c/deborah-ford-5148_southern_men-are-important-to-southern-girls-but_377363.jpg) > [“ Not Your Stereotypical Southern Belle By Betsy Shearon, George Grits I grew up being more interested in scoring touchdowns than wearing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/not-your-stereotypical-southern-belle-by-betsy-shearon-george-grits-i/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79f/deborah-ford-5148_southern-belle_not-your-stereotypical-southern-belle-by_496507.jpg) > [“ Southern girls know the sweet smell of summer… Confederate jasmine Sweet wisteria Purple lilac Suntan lotion”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/southern-girls-know-the-sweet-smell-of-summer-confederate-jasmine/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0b/deborah-ford-5148_summer_southern-girls-know-the-sweet-smell-of-s_561021.jpg) > [“ Southern girls have more fun…than should be allowed! ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/southern-girls-have-more-fun-than-should-be-allowed/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ee/deborah-ford-5148_quote_southern-girls-have-more-fun-than-should_1103063.jpg) > [“ Southern girls know their four seasons… Recruiting Spring Training Practice Football ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/southern-girls-know-their-four-seasons-recruiting-spring-training/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ca/deborah-ford-5148_four-seasons_southern-girls-know-their-four-seasons-r_2441035.jpg) > [“ Southern Girls know…men may come and go, but friends are forevah! ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/southern-girls-know-men-may-come-and-go-but-friends-are-forevah/) [Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e31/deborah-ford-5148_friendship_southern-girls-know-men-may-come-and-go_3082515.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/southern-girls/deborah-ford/#itemlist", "name": "7 Southern Girls Quotes By Deborah Ford", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“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 shy to say we’re just about the best in the world at it. There really doesn’t have to be an occasion to entertain in the South. 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