Gumbo Quotes

• Anyway, like I was saying, shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, sautes it. There's, um, shrimp ka-bobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo, pan-fried, deep-fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich... That's, that's about it.

  Mykelti Williamson

  Sea, Bob, Salad

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• My father always taught by telling stories about his experiences. His lessons were about morality and art and what insects and birds and human beings had in common. He told me what it meant to be a man and to be a Black man. He taught me about love and responsibility, about beauty, and how to make gumbo.

  Walter Mosley

  Art, Father, Responsibility

  Walter Mosley (2003). “What Next: A Memoir Toward World Peace”, p.10, Black Classic Press

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• All the things I used to like - cookies, ice cream, gumbo - I don't like anymore.

  Etta James

  Ice Cream, Cookies, Used

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• Blues is like the roux in a gumbo. People ask me if jazz always has the blues in it. I say, if it sounds good it does.

  Wynton Marsalis

  People, Sound, Doe

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• One of the things that's beautiful about New Orleans is how culturally rich we are and how well we have worked together. People call us a gumbo. It's really important that we get focused on the very simple notion that diversity is a strength, it's not a weakness.

  Mitch Landrieu

  Beautiful, Simple, New Orleans

  "New Orleans Mayor-elect Mitch Landrieu". "The Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. April 26, 2010.

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• I don't cook gumbo, but I just know it's a lot of good ingredients in it. And, with a movie, you got to have all those ingredients.

  Ice Cube

  Ingredients, Cooks, Knows

  "Ice Cube Says Hollywood Isn't Cool Enough, Adds: "I'm Ready to Run a Studio"". Interview with Stephen Galloway, www.hollywoodreporter.com. February 25, 2016.

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• There is a place in America for diversity of views and opinions. I may cook my gumbo differently from you, but that does not make mine better. I may just use different ingredients. Politics has gotten so spicy, and we need to cool it down some. We may find that your recipe for gumbo is just as good.

  Donna Brazile

  Views, America, Diversity

  "My Interview With Donna Brazile". Interview with Eric aka the TYGRRRR EXPRESS, tygrrrrexpress.com. 2008.

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• My father – who I know is up there right now, with a big pot of gumbo, he’s got a lemon meringue pie, he’s probably in his underwear, and he’s got a cold can of Miller Lite – and he’s dancing.

  Matthew McConaughey

  Father, Pie, Dancing

  Matthew McConaughey's Academy Awards Acceptance Speech, aaspeechesdb.oscars.org. March 2, 2014.

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• Nobody wants somebody who wants them for what they have or the position their in- you want somebody who wants you for you. In case it all goes crazy and it all turns to dust. I want somebody who loves me in the welfare line, eating gumbo, eating fish,black eyed peas and rice. I want somebody that loves me. God wants you to love him, not his cars, not his house, not his blessing- love him.

  T. D. Jakes

  Crazy, Blessing, Dust

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• My mom makes the best Cajun stuff. I'm a big gumbo guy. I've lost a lot of my Louisiana accent, so now when I say 'gumbo,' I feel like someone who's never said the word before.

  Hunter Hayes

  Mom, Guy, Louisiana

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• Nothing like tailgating on the Bayou. LSU is my personal favorite. Maybe it's my penchant for the spicy stuff. But there's nothing like sampling a little gumbo, a little jambalaya and then diving face-first in to a shrimp boil. The aroma just walking through the parking lot of Tiger Stadium stays with you the whole day, and the LSU fans get there early and stay late.

  Chris Lowe

  Lsu, Fans, Shrimp

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• My own personal sound is really progressive. It's like a mixture of gospel, pop, neo-soul, R&B. It's like a huge gumbo. If you're eating gumbo you grab a whole like cup full of whatever. You're getting a whole bunch of stuff that makes this amazing food in your mouth. So that's essentially kind of like what my sound is.

  Kerry James Marshall

  Soul, Cups, Sound

  Source: thecelebritycafe.com

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• Bill Monroe spoke of bringing 'ancient tones' into his music with echoes of British and Irish fiddle and bagpipe music, while also delving deeply into American blues, gospel, folk hymnody, and hill country dance music. To that gumbo, he added the invigorating rhythms and harmonies of hot jazz. It was a new kind of American music, named in honor of his band The Blue Grass Boys to be known, simply, as bluegrass.

  Paul Zollo

  Music, Country, Boys

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• In 1972, I recorded Gumbo, an album that was both a tribute to and my interpretation of the music I had grown up with in New Orleans in the 1940s and 1950s. I tried to keep a lot of the little changes that were characteristic of New Orleans, while working my own funknology on piano and guitar.

  Dr. John

  New Orleans, Guitar, Piano

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• People love my collard greens. They love my macaroni and cheese. They love the gumbo. They love my Jamaican jerk or my Jamaican curry chicken. They love the jerk, though. And they love my Mexican food.

  Tamala Jones

  People, Mexican, Cheese

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