Southern Economic Development Hall of Fame: Volume IV
Everyone now over 60 knew Lewis Grizzard, the writer with the Atlanta Journal Constitution, author of 25 books, lecturer and humorist. He became the sports editor of the AJC at age 23. Lewis was a huge Georgia Bulldogs fan.
He moved on to the Chicago Sun-Times and later recalled it was the most miserable period of his life as Grizzard was a true Southerner. In 1997, he returned to the AJC.
Some of Grizzard’s quotes include:
1. “I know lots of people who are educated far beyond their intelligence.”
2. “There’s no such thing as being ‘too Southern.’”
3. “Instead of getting married again, I’m going to find a woman I don’t like and give her a house.”
4. “On a New York subway you get fined for spitting. But you can throw up for nothing.” Grizzard, who would be astounded by the massive Northerner migration to all parts of the South in the last 40 years, would tell Yankee immigrants who found fault with the South, “Delta is ready when you are.”
