Paula Deen
Paula Deen
Paula Ann Hiers Deen is an American celebrity chef and cooking show television host. Deen resides in Savannah, Georgia, where she owns and operates The Lady & Sons restaurant with her sons, Jamie and Bobby Deen. She has published fourteen cookbooks. Though married since 2004 to Michael Groover, she uses the last name Deen, from her first marriage...
ProfessionChef
Date of Birth19 January 1947
CityAlbany, GA
school long house
It wasnt until I was a sophomore in high school that I asked Mama if I could come into the kitchen and have her teach me how to cook something. Well, I wasnt in there five minutes before she said, OK, honey, you have to go now. I made her so nervous she was about ready to throw up. So I really didnt have an interest in being in the kitchen until after I was married, when I was 18. It didnt take me long to realize that Mama was not going to show up at my house every day and cook.
growing-up school kitchen
Growing up, I had a very busy social life. It wasn't until I was a sophomore in high school that I asked Mama if I could come into the kitchen and have her teach me how to cook something.
greatest presence
Without a doubt, all of us are in the presence of the greatest humanitarian in the world.
cutting glimpse hoping tv walking
We were walking the floor. We weren't cutting the TV off at all just hoping to get a glimpse of him.
small space
Their space was very small ... so it was a real challenge.
age believe country hard people
It was hard to believe in our country in this day and age that these people we're just trapped,
children wings giving
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.
eye opportunity ideas
If you've got a good idea and you're willing to do whatever it takes to pursue it, keep your head up and eyes open because you don't know when opportunity will come knocking.
giving-up goal people
Don't ever give up. You can't let discouragement get you down. You can always find negative people that will try to discourage you from your goals. You can't be discouraged, and you can't let the word "no" stop you.
hard-work unconditional-love thinking
Working with family is probably one of the hardest things in business, but it can also be one of the most rewarding. You have to be very, very careful that you don't overstep the boundaries that you wouldn't with anyone else. Sometimes, we think that the unconditional love they have for us makes overstepping boundaries alright. It's really not. You have to work harder to not damage the family dynamic. That lasts forever.
journey winning risk
You never know who you will meet along life's journey. You have to be open to risks, but calculated risks, open to winning.
wish want stones
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.
two vices cigarette
I've got two vices: cigarettes and taters.
determine persons i-can
I can't, myself determine what offends another person.