Karrine Steffans Quotes

Life is a lot easier when you realize that you're not in control of it all.

I have me. I have God. I have my son. Everything else is extra.

Live life without being afraid of judgment from others because judgment from other sinners is invalid.

People don't change at their core. If you're a good person, you are a good person. What changes is our behavior.

Making bad decisions and choosing the wrong partner can ruin your life for a long time, perhaps forever.

The thing about loving someone is that you have to love them the way they need to be loved and not the way you want to love them.

Your man wants to know that there's nothing you wouldn't do for him - if that's your committed relationship.

I've never been a model, I was an actress for like a minute, but I've always been a writer. That's where I'm going to stay.

When Goldie Hawn wrote her memoirs, no one said Goldie Hawn was snitching. When Jane Fonda wrote her memoirs, no one said Jane Fonda was snitching.

I've been writing since I'm five years old. I've been writing books since high school - junior high, high school. I write every single day. I never thought I'd be published.

For women especially, its important to be financially independent.

I never heard 'I love you' as a child. I never felt pretty or cared for.

I remember specifically my mother telling me growing up don't put my business in the street. I was like seven, and I am like, 'What does that mean.

Something that always fascinated me was the psychology and the psychology differences between men and women and how we relate to one another.

The entertainment industry is vast and is a reflection of the society we live in.

Any good writer is going to be well-received and is going to not be well-received; that's how you know you're a great writer.

People who know me, recognize a definite difference in my poise and in my personality, because I've grown.

Everyone in Hollywood is seeking fame and fortune; it's in the water here. Everyone from young women to old men - they all want it.

I am not, and have no interest in being, a musician of any kind.

I don't even listen to hip-hop anymore. All my friends are white and over 40.

My grandfather started his autobiography before he died; he never finished it. I would like to finish his autobiography because I finished mine.

Everyone is so afraid of making themselves look bad and of judgement.

It's my job to turn my mess [life] into a message and never regret a day of my life.

Truth and honesty is my thing.

I'm surprised that people think they're important. To me they're not.

As for the healing, that comes from the writing, from living and writing. That's my catharsis. That's why I never regret sharing because it's part of my healing!

I don't recognize hate, I don't recognize bitterness, I don't recognize jealousy, I don't recognize greed. I don't give them power. They don't exist to me.

Learning unconditional love helped me have healthier relationships, including my current marriage.

I'm a power fanatic. I like to own things, and have them be mine. Acting doesn't belong to you, if you're not the writer or the director.

There are some people who are very powerful who I will never name, because I want to be able to work in this town.

There are a lot of things that I have not shared that I will never share. I do have a personal private life.

I am not to be defined. I am all things. I am the queen of everything. Every woman is.

Everyone has to grow up and that's what we're all doing; we're just doing it in different ways.