Alana Stewart's Quotes

Bitterness and resentment only hurt one person, and it's not the person we're resenting - it's us.

Being friends with anyone for 30 years is no easy task - people change, they drift apart, they move on.

One hopes, of course, that a relationship grows and becomes a deep and wonderful marriage and friendship that lasts forever. But that's not always the case.

In my life, there have been people that I was convinced would be around forever, and yet, somehow they managed to drift away after a couple of years. Likewise there have been people who have begun as casual acquaintances but become more important with each passing year.

A lot of people would think I have led this easy kind of charmed life, or maybe even a fairytale in some ways. But it has been anything but that.

All the violence in videos and movies, you can't tell me that that wouldn't influence a disturbed person.

I don't mind being single. In fact, I like it.

I don't regret either of my marriages - not for a minute.

I sleep with my gun on my bedside table. I live alone; it is my protection and makes me feel safer.

I used to think that divorce meant failure, but now I see it more as a step along the path of self-realization and growth.

I wish I had been a better mother and a more compassionate and understanding wife in both of my marriages.

I've elected to age gracefully.

It bothers me when the Hollywood elite are all so against people having guns and want rigorous gun restrictions.

Young people don't really study the facts; they watch the skewed MSNBC and get a primarily liberal education.

Divorce is never easy, but it's even more painful when you find out your husband is having an affair with a beautiful model fifteen years younger than you.

For anyone going through a divorce or any other painful challenge, the first and most important recommendation I can make is to find some kind of spiritual and emotional support.

I don't worry about gaining weight. I'm fortunate in that I've never had to worry about that. Some people eat when they are stressed. I don't eat enough.

I grew up poor and used to look at people in big houses and thought they had everything. Then later on I looked at models in magazines and thought they had it all.

I have a strong belief that there is a god or a higher power. I think that if you have a strong belief in that, then you won't feel alone in life and you will feel you can get through anything.

Our thoughts really do create our lives. They've done a lot of research showing if you're an optimistic, positive person you will be a healthier person than if you're a sad, depressed, negative person.