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

If there's anyone out there that has never said something that they wish they could take back -- if you're out there, please pick up that stone and throw it so hard at my head that it kills me. Please. I want to meet you...I is what I is, and I'm not changing.

People see me on TV two and three times a day, and see me cooking all these wonderfully Southern, fattening dishes. That's only 30 days out of 365. And it's for entertainment.

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

There's nothing better than being able to give your children wings so they can soar and fly in the direction they want to go in.

I am proud to be a Southerner. I think Southern hospitality is very... I don't think it's just a term. I think it really exists. You can come to Savannah, and the people are so sweet and so nice.

Talking about money is garish. It's tacky.