“I've been to Japan, I've been to China, I've been to Africa, I've been to the Middle East, I've been to Europe a little bit. I've never been to South America.” LittlesAmericaBitsMiddleLittle BitEuropeSouthChinaEastJapanMiddle EastSouth America Author:Colin Quinn
“The decay of the late, great country of South Africa is beginning to become apparent. The name of the Transvaal has been officially changed to 'Gauteng.' (One of our friends has suggested that in view of this its inhabitants in the future should be referred to as Oranggautengs.) ... And now there is a move afoot to wreck the Kruger National Park, one of the wonders of the world, on the notion that a good bit of its land was 'taken from the blacks.' This idea is somewhat akin to giving Yellowstone Park back to the Blackfeet.” WorldGivingShouldHas BeensIdeasCountryMovingNamesBitsViewsWonderTakenLandChangedLateSouthNotionParksDecaySouth AfricaWrecksGreat CountryNational ParksWonder Of The WorldYellowstone Author:Jeff Cooper
“Yankees don't understand that the Southern way of talking is a language of nuance. What we can do in the South is we can take a word and change it just a little bit and make it mean something altogether different.” WayMeanLittlesDifferentLanguageBitsCan DoTalkingLittle BitSouthSouthernYankeesNuanceWay Of Talking Author:Lewis Grizzard
“Coming from the South, I just felt you had to work just a little bit harder. It was not going to be handed to you. I’d get the letters from all the major schools but no one came out to talk to me face to face until this small, dominant black school, Mississippi State Valley University sent a coach out to me. I had a chance to talk to him and he said, ‘Hey Jerry, we’re going to be doing some great things at Mississippi Valley State University and we would love to have you there.’” LittlesSaidStatesSchoolFacesFeltBitsBlackChanceMajorsLittle BitLettersHarderSouthUniversityCoachesGreat ThingsHeyValleysDominantFace To FaceMississippiTalk To MeJerryMississippi State Author:Jerry Rice
“That could sound arrogant, I guess, but sometimes I feel like I have a bit of a Zelig thing. I'll blend in wherever. I'm from the South, so I'll have a Southern accent when I'm home. But if I'm up here in New York, I have a British accent.” IfsFeelsSometimesHomeBitsSoundNew YorkSouthBritishSouthernArrogantAccentsSouthern Accent Author:Michael Shannon