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

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

I am proof that the American dream still exists.

I'm making little changes in my life to take care of myself, like putting in a mile or two on my treadmill every day.

When it's said and done, the one thing I want to leave on this earth is hope. I have felt hopelessness, and it's a terrible feeling. Hopelessness will destroy you. I want to bring hope to other people.

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

Stone-ground grits are wonderful, but because they take so long to cook, I usually go with quick cooking grits - which I also love. But I never make the instant kind - some things a Southerner just won't do!