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Steve Harvey, born on January 17, 1957, is an American actor, comedian, writer, and television personality. He is best known for his role on the television show 'Family Feud' and for hosting popular shows such as 'American Idol' and 'The Steve Harvey Show'.

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Famous Steve Harvey Quotes

“So many people are missing their way in life because they are afraid to sign the lease on their gift.”

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“God lets you be successful because he trusts you that you will do the right thing with it. Now, does he get disappointed often? All the time, because people get there and they forget how they got it.”

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“Failure is a great teacher, and I think when you make mistakes and you recover from them and you treat them as valuable learning experiences, then you've got something to share.”

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“A guy that's really serious about you, he's gotta be talking to you, he's gotta want to have one-on-one, in-your-face interaction. That's how we are.”

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“Women are the real reason we get up every day. I'm talking about real men. If there were no women, I would not even have to bathe, because why would I care? These are guys I'm hanging with. I wake up for a woman every day of my life to make it happen for her.”

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“How can smart women be so stupid about men sometimes? Lack of knowledge. It's what men have kept secret for so long.”

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“Men don't come up to you to just talk. We come up to you with a plan. We're looking across the room at you, and we don't care about your hopes and dreams. We don't care about what your future holds. We saw something we wanted.”

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“I think that we, as the African-American men in hip-hop, we have a greater responsibly because we have the ears of so many millions of our young people. And they listenin'.”

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“You can be happy, or you can be right. If you want to be part of a couple and win every argument, you're in trouble.”

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“You've got to quit lowering your standards. Set your requirements up front so when a guy hooks you, he has to know this is business.”

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“I don't think it's cool for people to say, 'You shouldn't reference God because I don't believe that, and I don't want to hear it.' Well, there's a lot of stuff I don't believe that I still gotta hear.”

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“You've got to be in a bad relationship to really understand what a great one is.”

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“A person has to remember that the road to success is always under construction. You have to get that through your head. That it is not easy becoming successful.”

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“I never say "nagging". I think that "nagging" is a term that men created to get women to pipe down some. But it's a trap that we've created. We created several terms for women to back you down. Nagging means to stop asking me questions, then we get away with more. I think it's a term men created.”

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“I think there are so many books out there written on relationships and romance that women are the authors of. How can women know exactly how men think? And there are so many guys out there with relationship books who are just not telling the truth. They have shaded parts.”

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“I'd have to say I'm most proud of my mentoring camp that I do in Dallas every year for one hundred boys from single-parent homes. I was raised by a mother who was a Sunday school teacher and a father who worked hard. Together they taught me to give back.”

“I'm just a living witness that you can be an imperfect soldier and still be in the army fighting for God Almighty. Don't you think you got to be perfect 'cause I ain't.”

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“The first time I saw my wife, Marjorie, I was doing stand-up in Memphis, and she was sitting in the front row. Afterward, I walked up and said, "Ma'am, I'm going to marry you one day". And 15 years later, I did.”

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“You are never too old to reinvent yourself.”

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About the Author

Born: January 17, 1957
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 165

Books & Sources

Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and CommitmentRelated source material

Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and CommitmentRelated source material

Act Like a Success, Think Like a SuccessRelated source material

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