Southern Moms Quotes & Sayings

In the art game we do our own cooking. — Sara Genn

Within the hour, Abraham Ravenwood was denounced as the Devil, a cheat, a scoundrel, a no-goodnik, and a thief. — Kami Garcia

When is population going to become an accepted part of the food debate? If it's fine to encourage people to think about halving their meat consumption, can we really not cope with a conversation about how many children we have? — Tristram Stuart

I give it as my fixed opinion, that but for our graduated cadets, the war between the United States and Mexico might, and probably would have lasted some four or five years, with, in its first half, more defeats than victories falling to our share; whereas, in less than two campaigns, we conquered a great country and a peace without the loss of a single battle or skirmish. — Winfield Scott

To be born a Southern woman is to be made aware of your distinctiveness. And with it, the rules. The expectations. These vary some, but all follow the same basic template, which is, fundamentally, no matter what the circumstance, Southern women make the effort. Which is why even the girls in the trailer parks paint their nails. And why overstressed working moms still bake three dozen homemade cookies for the school fund-raiser. And why you will never see Reese Witherspoon wearing sweatpants. Or Oprah take a nap. — Allison Glock

Who cares about my opinions? — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

I'm a baseball fan, but I'm not qualified to make baseball decisions, and I don't want to pretend to be. — Mark Walter

Only those who break the shackles of convention can ever achieve greatness. — Barry S. Brunswick

You've been thinking about something without willing to for a long time ... Then, all of a sudden, the problem is opened to you in a flash and you suddenly see the answer. — Rita Levi-Montalcini

Success will not happen through (os.mo.sis), osmosis. — Jon Jones

Not only our actions, but also our omissions, become our destiny.
From Cutting for Stone — Abraham Verghese

My heart was happier than a fly sucking on shit. — Wulf Francu Godgluck

May we all be human: beautiful, stupid, temporal, endless.
And as the sun sets, I place my hand upon my heart, feel that it is still beating, and remind myself: "Past performance is not a predictor of future results. — Joseph Fink

Be a voice, not an echo. — Anonymous

The network shows tend to be run, in general, in my experience, by committee, and it's hard for actors and writers to do their jobs. — Hope Davis

Magnus raised his hands above his head and clapped once. The room flooded with light. "You see? You think that would be possible without magic?
"Actually," replied Simon, "It is. If you watched infomercials you'd know that. — Cassandra Clare