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Steve Harvey Quotes

Total quotes: 43
“The man who truly wants you will accelerate for you; he will pick up the pace and walk in lockstep with you.”
— Steve Harvey, Straight Talk, No Chaser: How to Find, Keep, and Understand a Man
Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Guy Advice
“Men don’t mind strong, independent, capable women by any stretch. What we do mind is feeling like we’re not needed.”
— Steve Harvey, Straight Talk, No Chaser: How to Find, Keep, and Understand a Man
Tagged: Guy Advice, Dating Advice, Relationship Advice
“You’ve got to stop looking for all the signs that the new man is going to hurt you, stop messing around with the guy who’s just wasting your time, stop holding on to the hurt and anger and resentment”
— Steve Harvey, Straight Talk, No Chaser: How to Find, Keep, and Understand a Man
Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Guys
“All a man is concerned about when he first sees a woman is how she looks, how she’s dressed, and what she’ll look like on our arm when we’re strolling along.”
— Steve Harvey, Straight Talk, No Chaser: How to Find, Keep, and Understand a Man
Tagged: Dating, Relationship, Guy Advice
“If he introduces you as his ‘friend,’ or by your name, have no doubt that’s all you are. He doesn’t think any more of you than that. In your heart of hearts, ladies, you all know this.”
— Steve Harvey, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“Once he says he cares about you, you are a prized possession to him, he will do anything to protect that prized possession.”
— Steve Harvey, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“Every word you say, every move you make, every signal you give to a man will help him determine whether he should try to play you, be straight with you, or move on to the next woman to do a little more sport fishing.”
— Steve Harvey, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“A woman whom we can introduce to our friends and family is a keeper; a woman we don’t even bother introducing to our friends or family is a throwback.”
— Steve Harvey, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
Tagged: Keeper, Dating, Relationship
“A woman who is loyal is a keeper; a woman who always has her eye out for the next best thing is a throwback.”
— Steve Harvey, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
Tagged: Keeper, Dating, Relationships
“If he takes your phone number but waits longer than twenty-four hours to call, he’s sport fishing; if he calls you right away, he’s showing that he’s genuinely interested in you, and is most likely looking for a keeper.”
— Steve Harvey, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
Tagged: Keeper, Dating, Relationship
“How do you expect to be pursued? (Do you want regular phone calls? Text messages? Dates at least three times a week? Do you want him to always pick up the tab?)”
— Steve Harvey, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
Tagged: Expectations, Honest Questions, Relationship
“Men appreciate women who value themselves, because it generally means that those women are happy with who they are and place a premium on their self-worth.”
— Steve Harvey, Straight Talk, No Chaser: How to Find, Keep, and Understand a Man
Tagged: Dating Advice, Relationship Advice, Guy Advice
“The truth is nothing in the world makes a man square his shoulders and hold his head up higher than when someone shows him appreciation.”
— Steve Harvey, Straight Talk, No Chaser: How to Find, Keep, and Understand a Man
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“There are plenty of good men ready, willing, and capable of doing right by you if you let them. And you have every right to weed through them to get to what you want and stand firm until you get it.”
— Steve Harvey, Straight Talk, No Chaser: How to Find, Keep, and Understand a Man
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“It’s easy: when a man approaches you, he has a plan. And the main plan is to sleep with you, or to find out what it takes to sleep with you.”
— Steve Harvey, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“When it comes to relationships, you’re either being kicked or you’re potential long-term material.”
— Steve Harvey, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice
“A woman who is dressed appropriately— has her goodies reasonably covered, but is still sexy, is a keeper; a woman who is scantily clad and dripping sex is a throwback.”
— Steve Harvey, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
Tagged: Keeper, Relationship, Dating
“What should he be willing to do to woo you? (Should he pursue you? Give you expensive gifts?)”
— Steve Harvey, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
Tagged: Dating Advice, Relationships, Guys
“I said it before and I’ll say it again: the man who refuses to give you time to investigate whether he’s worthy of intimacy with you is not your man.”
— Steve Harvey, Straight Talk, No Chaser: How to Find, Keep, and Understand a Man
Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“A man who truly cares about or loves you can and will protect you in other ways, whether it be with advice, or stepping up to perform a task that he thinks is too dangerous for you to do.”
— Steve Harvey, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship
“When men are talking, and especially when they’re listening, it’s with purpose. We don’t vent. We just want to fix whatever situation is upsetting the balance.”
— Steve Harvey, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“A woman who commands respect is a keeper; a woman who lets men get away with disrespecting her is a throwback.”
— Steve Harvey, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
Tagged: Keeper, Relationships, Love, Dating Advice
“A woman whom we can introduce to our friends and family is a keeper; a woman we don’t even bother introducing to our friends or family is a throwback.”
— Steve Harvey, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“If you never meet his friends, family, co-workers, or other people who are important to him, he’s sport fishing; if he introduces you to his people, he might be looking for a keeper.”
— Steve Harvey, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Keeper
“What specific kind of man are you looking for? (For example, funny? Hardworking? Generous?)”
— Steve Harvey, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
Tagged: Honest Questions, True To Self, Relationships
“Every little girl dreams of being a princess.”
— Host, Little Big Shots, Season 1: I'm Not a Princess
Tagged: princess, Little Girls
“Please understand: a man who wants you will jump through hoops of fire with buckets of gasoline tied to his waist if he loves you and you make clear to him that you need a firm commitment from him— monogamy and a ring— if he’s going to stay with you. ”
— Steve Harvey, Straight Talk, No Chaser: How to Find, Keep, and Understand a Man
Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Guys
“When a man truly loves you, anybody who says, does, suggests, or even thinks about doing something offensive to you stands the risk of being obliterated. Your man will destroy anything and everything in his path to make sure that whoever disrespected you pays for it.”
— Steve Harvey, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Love
“The kind of love you require is beautiful, but our love isn’t like your love. It’s different, though it’s still love. And a man’s love is a very powerful thing. It’s amazing love. If your loyalty is real and unimpeachable, that man will kill concrete for you. He ain’t going no damn where.”
— Steve Harvey, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Love
“A woman who takes a man’s number but doesn’t give him her own is a keeper; a woman who hands out her home, work, and cell phone numbers and e-mail and home addresses to a man who’s done nothing more than buy her a drink and ask how he can reach her is a throwback.”
— Steve Harvey, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
Tagged: Keeper, Dating, Relationship
“A woman who smiles and takes care of herself and is generally happy with her life is a keeper; a woman who doesn’t take care of herself and is sour all the time, has an attitude wider than all the ocean, and doesn’t hesitate to lay somebody out for the slightest transgression is a throwback.”
— Steve Harvey, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
Tagged: Keeper, Dating, Relationships
“If he tells you he’s going to be somewhere at a certain time, and he consistently shows up late without so much as the courtesy of a phone call, he’s probably sport fishing; if he shows up when he’s supposed to, he’s looking for a keeper.”
— Steve Harvey, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
Tagged: Dating Advice, Relationship Advice, Guy Advice
“If a woman looks engaging, we’ll engage her. But if she looks like one of those cold women who will meet our advances with hostility and act disinterested when any man even looks in her direction, well, yeah: men aren’t going to talk to her.”
— Steve Harvey, Straight Talk, No Chaser: How to Find, Keep, and Understand a Man
Tagged: Dating, Relationship, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“If he takes you out on a date and lets you pay, or only kicks in his portion of the bill, he’s sport fishing; if he pays the bill, he’s showing that he’s willing to provide for you, which means he's likely looking for a keeper. ”
— Steve Harvey, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
Tagged: Keeper, Dating, Relationship
“If he keeps offering up excuses for why he can’t meet your friends and family, he’s sport fishing; if he agrees to go to the family barbecue or a social event where he will be introduced to family, friends, and co-workers, he might consider you a keeper.”
— Steve Harvey, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“A woman who can adapt to any situation thrown at her— she can hold her own at the PTA meeting, in the boardroom, in a restaurant, at a sporting event— is a keeper; a woman who can’t put together a coherent sentence or makes it clear she has no interest in doing so is a throwback.”
— Steve Harvey, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“If he cringes at the mere mention of children, he’s sport fishing; if he’s willing to meet your kids and shows up with gifts and can relate to them in a way that makes them comfortable with him, then he might consider you and your kids keepers.”
— Steve Harvey, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“Does he have to be religious/ spiritual?”
— Steve Harvey, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
Tagged: Relationships, honest, Dating
“And it’s high time we started teaching this to our young men early. We need to pull them aside and explain that there comes a time in which they need to cut out the foolishness. Because once we do we can get back to the business of finding one another, falling in love, creating a family, and spending a lifetime supporting and dreaming and growing— together.”
— Steve Harvey, Straight Talk, No Chaser: How to Find, Keep, and Understand a Man
Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Guys
“Treat sex as if it’s something special and let the man you’re interested in know that it’s special, and guess what? He’ll either leave— which is what you want this guy to do if you’re in the market for a serious relationship— or he’ll see something special in you and do what it takes to meet your standards and requirements.”
— Steve Harvey, Straight Talk, No Chaser: How to Find, Keep, and Understand a Man
Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Guy Advice, Dating Advice
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