I will never use a substitute for butter. Margarine is one molecule away from eating plastic. If Im going to eat that type of food, its going to be the real deal. – Paula Deen
When its said and done, the one thing I want to leave on this earth is hope. I have felt hopelessness, and its a terrible feeling. Hopelessness will destroy you. I want to bring hope to other people. – Paula Deen
I wake up every morning happy for where I am in life. Its not all about the cooking, but the fact that I can contribute by using my influence to help people all over the country. In the last two years, my partners and I have fed more than 10 million hungry people by bringing meat to food banks. – Paula Deen
Ill keep peace at all cost, even if I choke to death on my tongue. – Paula Deen
Food during my early years was a very difficult issue for me. I grew up in an addictive family. My mother had serious problems with alcohol and prescription drugs. I was an overweight kid. I can remember back in those days there werent the strategies that there are today to deal with those issues. – Tom Vilsack