--- title: "12 Southern Hospitality Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Southern Hospitality quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Southern Hospitality sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4d/erica-mena-10891_concrete_in-the-concrete-jungle-there-s-definitel_2656964.jpg" --- > [In the Concrete Jungle, there's definitely no Southern hospitality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erica-mena/in-the-concrete-jungle-there-s-definitely-no-southern-hospitality/) [Erica Mena](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erica-mena/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4d/erica-mena-10891_concrete_in-the-concrete-jungle-there-s-definitel_2656964.jpg) > [Southern hospitality, that's where I come from.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-ingram/southern-hospitality-that-s-where-i-come-from/) [Brandon Ingram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-ingram/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d1/brandon-ingram-6806_come_southern-hospitality-that-s-where-i-come_201525.jpg) > [“Southern hospitality and Amish cooking - Ya'll Come Back, Danki.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-harper/southern-hospitality-and-amish-cooking-ya-ll-come-back-danki/) [Karen Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-harper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/314/karen-harper-36219_food_southern-hospitality-and-amish-cooking-y_1262793.jpg) > [There is nothing like Southern hospitality. It's such a beautiful and genuine thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abigail-spencer/there-is-nothing-like-southern-hospitality-it-s-such-a-beautiful-and/) [Abigail Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abigail-spencer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1b/abigail-spencer-19714_beautiful_there-is-nothing-like-southern-hospitali_2693811.png) > [“Bless her southern hospitality-filled heart.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-van-dyken/bless-her-southern-hospitality-filled-heart/) [Rachel Van Dyken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-van-dyken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/527/rachel-van-dyken-1239_bless_bless-her-southern-hospitality-filled-he_2787692.jpg) > [“The Southern heart is too impulsive; Southern hospitality is too lavish with the stranger. - "The Spirit of Tennessee Journalism”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/the-southern-heart-is-too-impulsive-southern-hospitality-is-too/) [Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f6/mark-twain-22_southern_the-southern-heart-is-too-impulsive-sout_1847768.png) > [The Southern hospitality is almost the same as the love and the kindness that they show back at home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tua-tagovailoa/the-southern-hospitality-is-almost-the-same-as-the-love-and-the/) [Tua Tagovailoa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tua-tagovailoa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aae/tua-tagovailoa-24068_back_the-southern-hospitality-is-almost-the-s_1398121.jpg) > [... Nashville is such a fantastic city, with this great creative music energy. Then there's that Southern hospitality, you can't beat that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-palladio/nashville-is-such-a-fantastic-city-with-this-great-creative-music/) [Sam Palladio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-palladio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a80/sam-palladio-18750_beats_nashville-is-such-a-fantastic-city-with_718687.jpg) > [I've got high standards when it comes to boys. As my dad says, all girls should! I'm from the South - Tennessee,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miley-cyrus/i-ve-got-high-standards-when-it-comes-to-boys-as-my-dad-says-all/) [Miley Cyrus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miley-cyrus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fa/miley-cyrus-613_being-nice_i-ve-got-high-standards-when-it-comes-to_1726983.jpg) > [It was always so hot, and everyone was so polite, and everything was all surface but underneath it was like a bomb…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcbride/it-was-always-so-hot-and-everyone-was-so-polite-and-everything-was/) [James McBride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcbride/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3b/james-mcbride-4758_bombs_it-was-always-so-hot-and-everyone-was-so_1557239.jpg) > [I am proud to be a Southerner. I think Southern hospitality is very... I don't think it's just a term. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-deen/i-am-proud-to-be-a-southerner-i-think-southern-hospitality-is-very-i/) [Paula Deen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-deen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e88/paula-deen-8030_hospitality_i-am-proud-to-be-a-southerner-i-think-so_908062.png) > [“The South is known for its "Southern Hospitality," and I feel fortunate to have grown up in such a friendly and caring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-c-young/the-south-is-known-for-its-southern-hospitality-and-i-feel-fortunate/) [Susan C. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-c-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4eb/susan-c-young-156_best-keynote-speaker_the-south-is-known-for-its-southern-hosp_3045428.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/southern-hospitality/#itemlist", "name": "Southern Hospitality Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In the Concrete Jungle, there's definitely no Southern hospitality.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Erica Mena" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erica-mena/in-the-concrete-jungle-there-s-definitely-no-southern-hospitality/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4d/erica-mena-10891_concrete_in-the-concrete-jungle-there-s-definitel_2656964.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4d/erica-mena-10891_concrete_in-the-concrete-jungle-there-s-definitel_2656964.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4d/erica-mena-10891_concrete_in-the-concrete-jungle-there-s-definitel_2656964.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In the Concrete Jungle, there's definitely no Southern hospitality.” — Erica Mena", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Southern hospitality, that's where I come from.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brandon Ingram" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-ingram/southern-hospitality-that-s-where-i-come-from/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d1/brandon-ingram-6806_come_southern-hospitality-that-s-where-i-come_201525.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d1/brandon-ingram-6806_come_southern-hospitality-that-s-where-i-come_201525.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d1/brandon-ingram-6806_come_southern-hospitality-that-s-where-i-come_201525.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Southern hospitality, that's where I come from.” — Brandon Ingram", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Southern hospitality and Amish cooking - Ya'll Come Back, Danki.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Karen Harper" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-harper/southern-hospitality-and-amish-cooking-ya-ll-come-back-danki/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/314/karen-harper-36219_food_southern-hospitality-and-amish-cooking-y_1262793.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/314/karen-harper-36219_food_southern-hospitality-and-amish-cooking-y_1262793.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/314/karen-harper-36219_food_southern-hospitality-and-amish-cooking-y_1262793.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Southern hospitality and Amish cooking - Ya'll Come Back, Danki.” — Karen Harper", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There is nothing like Southern hospitality. 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