I would rather have thirty minutes of wonderful, than a lifetime of nothing special.

smile, It increases your face value

The New York Times credited me with the rediscovery and revival of red velvet cake. I consider this as one of my great life achievements.

Oh, honey, God don't care which church you go, long as you show up!

I firmly believe in and support everyone's right to freedom of artistic expression. STEEL MAGNOLIAS is my artistic expression, and it is my right to say that its female characters be portrayed by women. The concept of a play set in a beauty parlor where men portray women is a terrific idea. If that is someone's artistic expression, I encourage them to write their own play as soon as possible.

I would rather have thirty minutes of wonderful, than a lifetime of nothing special.

...then we went skinny dippin' and did things that frighten the fish... Character, Shelby Eatonton, from the movie, Steel Magnolias.