Where you find obesity, you'll find poverty. It's a reflection of the South's struggle to raise its standard of living.

The Moon Pie is a bedrock of the country store and rural tradition. It is more than a snack. It is a cultural artifact.

I think the ties to slavery and the terrible tragedy that followed the Civil War with Jim Crow and racial violence is closely linked to the Confederate flag.

There is a mythic view of the South that's symbolized by the film "Gone With The Wind" that looks back fondly at slavery as a time when everything was happily in place - in place for whites.

When we say the South lost the Civil War, we mean the white South. The blacks were liberated. And it's trying to redefine this Southern myth and bring it in a more positive direction.

If you want to bethe best you can be, don’t judge anyone.Not even yourself.

Scott Brown's victory in Massachusetts has got to have Ted Kennedy rolling over in his grave, spilling his drink.

The misery we inflict on sentient beings slackens our human evolution.

The world doesn't just revolve around you. There's a lot of talk in this country about the federal deficit. But I think we should talk more about our empathy deficit.

I had never taken creative writing classes. Hadn't even considered it.

I think it doesn't matter what type of helmet you wear. If you don't know the hit is coming your body is not going to tense up and get ready for impact.

Selfless giving is a choice. The primary choice we make is not what to give, how to give, where to give. What we are trying to do is become perfect givers.

Stop looking for the perfect church. It does not exist. Even if it did exist, the moment we joined it, it would no longer be perfect!

I don't spend on expensive brands. I don't need foreign holidays.

I'd love the opportunity to do something where I could really give my opinion, my feisty side - it'd be fun!