Steve Harvey Quotes

I never wanted to lose who I am, my character or my integrity for the sake of Hollywood.

One of my proudest moments is I didn't sell my soul for the sake of popularity.

You must never lower yourself to being a person you don't like.

Something greater than wealth, grander even than fame — that manhood, character, stand for success, and that nothing else really does.

What we do flows from who we are.

I'm more interested in being good than being famous.

Every person has a different view of another person's image. That's all perception. The character of a man, the integrity, that's who you are.

Just because one of your films does well at the box office, that doesn't make you a good person. It doesn't make you strong, smart, or secure, either.

Don't believe that winning is really everything. It's more important to stand for something. If you don't stand for something, what do you win?

Fashion should not be expected to serve in the stead of courage or character.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

I'm never gonna sell my soul or violate myself for no amount of dollars or fame.

My mother's bottom line was truth to her values. It meant bringing your heart and your humanity to work.

It's not what you like but what you are like that's important.

In the end, your integrity is all you've got.

I would always say to anyone, you make choices that are important to you. Don't allow yourself to be exploited by something as fleeting as fame and fortune. If you're presenting yourself in a way that important to you in communicating your vision, then so be it. No one should allow themselves to be exploited ever.

True beauty is not related to what color your hair is or what color your eyes are. True beauty is about who you are as a human being, your principles, your moral compass.

Make a list of what is really important to you. Embody it.

Nothing is worth your integrity. Not success, not money, not fame. Nothing.

Life isn't just about what you can have; it's about what you have to give, what kind of person do you want to be?

Let us never forget that what we are is more important than what we do.

Many people know what they want to have, but have no idea of who they want to be. Getting 'things' simply will not fulfill you. Only living and doing what you believe is 'the right thing' will give you that sense of inner strength that we all deserve.

You have to stand for something bigger than yourself.

I am strong-willed, and I am driven, and I am passionate... but I don't have... a central cause... a motivating cause, I don't know what that would be... other than trying to tell the truth when I work.

I have turned down a lot of money for things that would have made me feel cheesy.