Leslie Jordan Quotes

Our parents did the best they could with the light they had to see with.

Happiness is a choice. Happiness is a habit. And happiness is something you have to work hard at. It does not just happen.

I think our dreams are what sustain us in hard times. Dreams are what keep us childlike. I love that they can grow and expand as we grow and expand.

My mind is like a bad neighborhood. Honey, you do not want to go up there alone.

I think that fear keeps so many of us from being successful at things outside our realm of experience. We love to stay in our comfort zone, but the growth only comes when we wander outside of that zone.

True happiness can only come from being of loving service to others, especially those in the last throes of life's journey.

Why is it that we love to drag all that baggage from childhood with us? We heave it dutifully. We haul it everywhere we go. And we pull it out at the drop of a hat for all to see. Nope, we are not going to let go of all that baggage.

I suppose someone had tossed the puppy out of the car, since we were in the middle of nowhere, too far out for a puppy to get to on her own. Who on Earth would do such a thing?! People like that need to burn in hell, I tell you that much.

But recovery is really about learning to live, one day at a time, without the use of anything that affects us from the neck up.

I think the greatest gift my mother gave me was my love of reading.

Honey, we gotta be able to laugh at ourselves.

I don’t think little boys are raised right. We are raised to not show our fear. We are raised to be the protector, and not to be protected. The emotional landscape of most men is a minefield of fear and shame.

I was not the butchest little boy to come down the pike, that's for sure. But I was a joyful child. I was fun to be around. And I had learned to be really funny. I learned to be funny to keep the bullies at bay.

There is an old Southern expression: “I don’t got a dog in that fight.” But I immediately realized that was never going to be the case when it comes to standing up to racial injustice. We all “got a dog in that fight.

When our country was erupting in protests and marches, asking for the end of injustice against African American men and women, I was somewhat chastised by many of my followers for not speaking out against systemic racism. That was the first time it really occurred to me that I had a voice on this new platform. I had a strong voice. A voice that people wanted to hear...There is an old Southern expression: "I don't got a dog in that fight." But I immediately realized that was never going to be the case when it comes to standing up to racial injustice. We all "got a dog in that fight.

I was so lucky to have parents who fostered all my imaginary goings-on. I think it is what has made me a good writer and actor today. I am a superb pretender!

In my travels over the years, I have always tried to read books by authors from the area I am visiting.

I'm more along the lines of a Dolly Parton. What you see is what you get!

I just like things pretty. I think that's why homosexuals were put on this Earth: just to make things pretty.

I had won an Emmy Award back in 2006 for my portrayal of Beverley Leslie. When the show was rebooted for three brand-new seasons, I was so excited to be playing Beverley again.

Honey, if embellishment were a sin, I would be sitting in a roaring fire with Beelzebub right now.

Honey, if embellishment were a sin, I would be sitting in