The first thing I did was give up sweet tea because I drank so much. I'd start drinking at lunchtime and wouldn't set it down until I went to bed. When you calculate how much empty calories and how much sugar I was consuming, it was staggering. So I haven't had a glass of sweet tea in three years.

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

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

You don't want to make a steady diet of just lettuce. You don't want to make a steady diet of fried chicken.

You know, I understand that a lot of people, especially up north, put fruits and nuts in their stuffing, which is good, but for myself personally, I love an old-timey savory dressing.

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

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