Everyone has to grow up and that's what we're all doing; we're just doing it in different ways. Karrine Steffans More Quotes by Karrine Steffans More Quotes From Karrine Steffans Life is a lot easier when you realize that you're not in control of it all. Karrine Steffans easierrealizinglife-is I remember sitting in my room and thinking of where it all went wrong and how I ended up losing control of everything, and I realized I hadn't asked myself one question: And then what? That was my most important lesson. I learned to think about the consequences before the action and that saves me, to this day, from a lot of trouble. If you play it down the line, you'll start making better choices. Karrine Steffans losing-controlplaythinking We know what happens to little black boys that have no dads; we've heard that, we get it. But no one is really saying that young women who are born without fathers have real serious issues especially when their mother had no father and the mother has issues. Karrine Steffans dadmotherfather Truth and honesty is my thing. Karrine Steffans honesty People are attracted to your light because they want it for themselves. It's like fireflies. When we were kids in New York, we would visit my dad and catch fireflies because we were so attracted to their light. Put them in jars next to our bed, and then they'd die. Then we'd go out the next night and get another firefly. That's how people are. Karrine Steffans dadnew-yorkkids 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. Karrine Steffans loving-someonewantneeds Making bad decisions and choosing the wrong partner can ruin your life for a long time, perhaps forever. Karrine Steffans decisionforeverlong People who know me, recognize a definite difference in my poise and in my personality, because I've grown. Karrine Steffans poisepersonalitypeople Live life without being afraid of judgment from others because judgment from other sinners is invalid. Karrine Steffans being-afraidjudgmentlive-life I have me. I have God. I have my son. Everything else is extra. Karrine Steffans extrasmy-sonson When it comes to my interpersonal relationships with men, of course, a lifetime of abuse vastly affected everything I did. I always came from a place of abuse, actually wanting, welcoming, and accepting it because that was my language. It never seemed strange to me. Karrine Steffans welcomeabusemen 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. Karrine Steffans acting Your man wants to know that there's nothing you wouldn't do for him - if that's your committed relationship. Karrine Steffans committedwantmen I don't believe in regrets. I don't think regrets actually exist. I think regrets are things people make up in their heads. So, I don't regret anything. Everything turned out exactly the way it was supposed to. Karrine Steffans regretbelievethinking 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. Karrine Steffans actressesmodelsminutes There are a few things that tend to infuriate me. One is ignorance, because I have become accustomed to speaking to very intelligent people like Gore Vidal and Al Franken on a regular basis, since dating Bill Maher. Karrine Steffans intelligentignorancepeople Every man is different. You can't generalize with men; you have to find out what your man wants. You have to listen to him when he's telling you what he wants, because a lot of times they're telling you, but you're not listening. Karrine Steffans differentlisteningmen When I die, the world is going to talk about me. They will never forget me and I will never have any regrets. If nothing else, the world will know I was here. I think that everyone should make their mark wherever they are. They will talk about you way after you're gone. Make your mark. Live your life. Karrine Steffans live-your-liferegretthinking Learning unconditional love helped me have healthier relationships, including my current marriage. Karrine Steffans unconditionalcurrentsunconditional-love When I'm in an interview with someone who is not intelligent, but flat-out ignorant, idiotic and stupid, or just an ass, it really gives me a headache. Karrine Steffans intelligentstupidgiving
