Paula Deen

Would I have fired me? Knowing me? No.

— Paula Deen

“Loneliness is not the worst emotion”

— Paula Deen

You can't make stuffing with sweet cornbread.

— Paula Deen

Love is like smiling, it never fades and is contagious.

— Paula Deen

I is what I is, and I'm not changing,

— Paula Deen

I can't, myself determine what offends another person.

— Paula Deen

You know, nobody can ever cook as good as your mama.

— Paula Deen

If you have a dream, FOLLOW IT.

— Paula Deen

I know I can cook, but the place where I cook... it's a mess! I'm very disorganized.

— Paula Deen

Life is too short to wonder where you hid your waffle maker.

— Paula Deen

I was determined to share my positive approach and not let diabetes stand in the way of enjoying my life.

— Paula Deen

You can have diabetes and have a piece of cake. You cannot have diabetes and eat a whole cake.

— Paula Deen

Southerners have never been afraid of seasoning. It's kind of the other way around; our seasoning is afraid of us.

— Paula Deen

Change doesn’t happen overnight. It starts with the desire, then one small step in the right direction.

— Paula Deen

I'll keep peace at all cost, even if I choke to death on my tongue.

— Paula Deen

I believe that everyone should be treated equal. That's the way I was raised, and that's the way I live my life.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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.

— Paula Deen

You never know who you will meet along life's journey. You have to be open to risks, but calculated risks, open to…

— Paula Deen

I love Hershey's chocolate. I feel the same about chocolate as I do about wine. Connoisseurs like dark chocolate and they like…

— Paula Deen

I figure it's almost like a balance. We're eating these wonderful collard greens and turnip greens which are so medicinally good for…

— Paula Deen

Down South, even our vegetables have some pig hidden somewhere in it. A vegetable isn't a vegetable without a little ham hock.

— Paula Deen

Onions and bacon cooking up just makes your kitchen smell so good. In fact, one day I'm going to come up with…

— Paula Deen

I know when you think about the South, you think about fried foods, but we eat a tremendous amount of vegetables. I…

— Paula Deen

We have made a commitment to feed 20-million people over the next two years. We are somewhere around 10 million. But I…

— Paula Deen

The thought of eating rabbit and squirrels doesn't appeal to me. And that was on our table quite often as a kid.…

— Paula Deen

The first thing I did was give up sweet tea because I drank so much. I'd start drinking at lunchtime and wouldn't…

— Paula Deen

There was one thing my daddy wouldn't tolerate in any shape, form or fashion, and that was being unkind or rude to…

— Paula Deen

I loved my own Grandparents with all my heart. I learned important lessons from them about how to treat people, how to…

— Paula Deen

In order to have good fried chicken, you should wash and season the bird the morning you're preparing it for dinner. Don't…

— Paula Deen

Well what I would really like is a bunch of little n***ers to wear long-sleeve white shirts, black shorts and black bow…

— Paula Deen

It wasnt until I was a sophomore in high school that I asked Mama if I could come into the kitchen and…

— Paula Deen

A balanced diet is a cookie in both hands.

— Paula Deen

Talking about money is garish. It's tacky.

— Paula Deen

It's amazing how good getting up and moving makes you feel.

— Paula Deen

I've got two vices: cigarettes and taters.

— Paula Deen

There's so much going on. I almost never have a moment.

— Paula Deen

I'm so thankful. God has been so good and generous.

— Paula Deen

Love is blind, but marriage is a real eye-opener.

— Paula Deen