20 Quotes About Southern Women That Are So True

Tim McGraw said it best: "Ain't nothing in the whole wide world like a Southern girl," and we could not agree more. Sweet as can be until someone talks bad about Mama or refuses a second helping of dinner. Southern women are in a class of their own, captivating everyone they meet. Between Reese Witherspoon and even Winston Churchill, some wonderful things have been said about ladies who live south of the Mason-Dixon. Share these motivating quotes with an inspiring Southern woman you know.

Quotes About Strong Southern Women

• "I don't know a weak Southern woman. My mom says if you want something done, then ask a Southern woman." - Reese Witherspoon
• "There's something about Southern women that is so unique yet so universal. Strong southern women are allowed to be soft and feminine and have a sense of humor. But what I love about Southern women in particular is their universality." - Connie Britton
• “Southern women see no contradiction in mixing strength with gentleness.” – Sharon McKern
• “In many ways, the South can be very traditional and confining. And what is interesting to me is how women find their way around it. Those obstacles create an amazing sense of humor, of fun, and, ultimately, of integrity. The fiercest and savviest women I have ever known are the women I grew up with.” – Connie Britton
  
• “Dorothea always said that it was a combination of beauty and strength that made southern women ‘whiskey in a teacup.’ We may be delicate and ornamental on the outside, she said, but inside we’re strong and fiery. Our famous hospitality isn’t martyrdom; it’s modeling. True southern women treat everyone the way we want to be treated: with grace and respect—no matter where they come from or how different from you they may be.” – Reese Witherspoon, Whiskey in a Teacup

Quotes About Why Southern Women Are Special

• "Southern women can say more with a cut of their eyes than a whole debate club's worth of speeches." - Allison Glock
  
• "Southern Mamas are known for being subtle, like a freight train." - Shellie Rushing Tomlinson
  
• "The most beautiful voice in the world is that of an educated Southern woman." - Winston Churchill
• "Southern girls are God's gift to the entire male population. There is absolutely no woman finer than one raised below the Mason-Dixon line and once you go southern may the good Lord help you–you never go back." - Kenny Chesney
• "She was so Southern that she cried tears that came straight from the Mississippi, and she always smelled faintly of cottonwood and peaches." - Sarah Addison Allen
• "Southern women are impossible to live with because they will never find a man who treats them like their daddy did." - Maryln Schwartz
• "For breakfast I have grits, because I'm a Southern girl." - Shanola Hampton
  
• “I've always said that I expected to grow up and get married like any nice southern girl, but the fact is you don't get married in the abstract. You find someone that you'd like to be married to.” – Condoleezza Rice
• “They say diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but my grandmother Dorothea always said that pearls are a southern girl’s best friend.” - Reese Witherspoon, Whiskey in a Teacup
• “Because I’m an old Southern woman and we’re supposed to wear funny-looking hats and ugly clothes and grow vegetables in the dirt. Don’t ask me those questions. I don’t know why, I don’t make the rules!” – Ouiser, Steel Magnolias

Quotes About Gracious Southern Women

• "You have to understand that women in the South, women of Southern blood, just don't partake in scandalous adventures, and when we do, it's in a discreet manner. We have reputations to consider, after all." - Blake O'Hara Heart, The Sassy Belles
• “The funniest women I’ve known are Southern. It is such a vital way to get what you want. Charm and grace and a sense of humor will take you a long way.” – Connie Britton
• "When a Southern woman offers you a homecooked meal, you're only rude if you refuse. That goes for seconds and thirds too, by the way." - Ruby Watts, Whispers in the Branches
• “As Southern women, the stewards of social grace and open arms, we have the mission to make others feel warm, welcomed, and validated.” – Vivian Howard
• “The thing I love about the South the most isn't a tradition; the feature that makes it is the women. These women are so strong. They can deal with adversity, and they run families. They do it with grace and with a smile, while showing so much love at the same time.” – Landon Bryant