The Best Steve Harvey quotes

The problem in our community is not the women–I mean, they’ve done all they can do. — Steve Harvey

Men and women really do want the same things. We just need each other to bring it out. That’s really the truth of the matter. — Steve Harvey

Men respect women who have standards–get some! — Steve Harvey

Men are, by nature, hunters, and women have been put in the position of being the prey. — Steve Harvey

The only way woman can truly be completely satisfied is to get herself four different men––an old one, an ugly one, a Mandingo, and a gay guy. — Steve Harvey

You can’t ask the women to do anymore. It’s time for us as Black men to step up and be what we’re supposed to be. — Steve Harvey

We all think that this relationship thing is a game out here. All I’m saying to women is, “Okay. If it’s a game, here are the rules that we play by”. — Steve Harvey

How can smart women be so stupid about men sometimes? Lack of knowledge. It’s what men have kept secret for so long. — Steve Harvey

The problem is, women have stopped setting the bar high. — Steve Harvey

Love is never going to go out of style, a man is always going to want to have the love of a woman. She just needs a game plan to work out how to get his love. — Steve Harvey

Too many women have given up the power over the years because men have created the terms. — Steve Harvey

Every day, President Obama sends a beautiful message about how we should treat our women based on how he treats his wife. When people went after his wife during the campaign, he took a stand. — Steve Harvey

Steve Harvey (Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man) —

A woman can’t change a man because she loves him. A man changes himself because he loves her. — Steve Harvey

Don’t hate the player; change the game — Steve Harvey

All men can and will change. But there’s only one woman we’re going to change for. — Steve Harvey

Procrastinatio n will delay your change!!! Today is a very good day to change; don’t let YOU stop yourself from growing! — Steve Harvey

Comedians walk out, get a feel for the crowd. If it’s not going good, we change directions. If we got to drag your momma into this thing, we will. Whatever we got to do. — Steve Harvey

I’m a old hoodlum, so I will jump on you if I have to. — Steve Harvey

You can’t go forward and backwards at the same time. — Steve Harvey

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. — Steve Harvey

I tell people I’m a stand–up comedian two hours a week. The rest of the time, I’m somebody’s husband, I’m somebody’s father. I’m a man. I take great pride in that. — Steve Harvey

Your reality is yours. Stop wasting time looking at someone else’s reality while doing nothing about yours. — Steve Harvey

From the time I was taught how to drive, I was taught how to behave when I’m stopped. — Steve Harvey

You don’t just sit in the car and let some guy drive you through life, wasting your time. — Steve Harvey

At one point in time, you’ve just got to be a brave soldier, and speak up. What are you scared of, you know? So many of our entertainers have that fear because we’re afraid of opposition. — Steve Harvey

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. — Steve Harvey

If you don’t believe in God, then where is your moral barometer? — Steve Harvey

I just believe if you don’t believe in God, then where is your moral barometer? That’s just me talking. You can believe what you want to believe. — Steve Harvey

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. — Steve Harvey

I ain’t no author, man . . . my writing skills are not of “New York Times” best–seller quality, trust and believe it ain’t. My vocabulary ain’t. — Steve Harvey

If you do what you’ve always done, your life will not get better. — Steve Harvey

I was always a dreamer with high aspirations, but I kept coming up short my whole life. — Steve Harvey

God has given me a life far beyond anything I ever dreamed about. God is, man, God is something else man. — Steve Harvey

People see me laughing and telling jokes, but they had no idea after the show was over, I had no joy in my life, in my heart. — Steve Harvey

My marriage to Marjorie is the most rewarding thing that ever happened to me. She gave me a life and a relationship that I didn’t know existed. — Steve Harvey

I never in my life saw myself as a game show host. I don’t want to be a traffic cop. — Steve Harvey

I don’t want to be 60 years old standing on stage telling some jokes. I want my life to mean something. — Steve Harvey

There has been nothing more impactful on my life and meaningful to me than the introduction of Christ. That, hands down, blows away every joke I’ve ever written. — Steve Harvey

Catch Fire, Do Something, Get Excited by Finding Your Purpose In Life. — Steve Harvey

I’m a comedian first. I’ve learned how to act. I just draw on life experiences and that’s how I’ve learned. I didn’t take classes or anything. I don’t need no classroom. — Steve Harvey

In the miss philippines, they love me–but i ca n’t go to colombia. — Steve Harvey

Don’t be afraid to lose him, because if a man truly loves you, he’s not going anywhere — Steve Harvey

I’m still very much a Christian and have a great relationship with God. I love Him, but one of my flaws is that I cuss. — Steve Harvey

If I were an animal, I’d probably be a bald eagle, since I’m already bald and I love to fish. But I’d probably be a shaky–ass eagle because I’m afraid of flying. — Steve Harvey

I am from the hood; I never had nothing. Now that I have something, I must give back. — Steve Harvey

What you want out of life is the thing you have to give the most of. — Steve Harvey

The cookie is the critical part. It’s a word I created for sex and you’ve got to give a man all three things. If you miss one out, he is going to find it somewhere else. — Steve Harvey

I can’t cuss and tell jokes the rest of my life. I gotta say something meaningful. I gotta give something back to a Creator who has given so much to me. — Steve Harvey

If a man loves you . . . he’s willing to profess it. He’ll give you a title after a while. You’re going to be his lady, his woman, his fiancée, his wife, his baby’s mama, something. — Steve Harvey

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. — Steve Harvey

You’ve got to be in a bad relationship to really understand what a great one is. — Steve Harvey

I’m not really a relationship expert but… I’m an expert on manhood and what men think. — Steve Harvey

Ask any guy if sex is important in a relationship and the one who says no is lying. I just haven’t met that guy yet. When you meet him, let’s get him in to the Smithsonian–he’s that special and rare. — Steve Harvey

You have nothing if you’re texting a guy in a relationship. We can text six women a minute. We can text it and push ‘reply all.’ I mean, since we’re lying, we might as well lie to everybody. — Steve Harvey