Alana Stewart Quotes

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Alana Stewart

Profession : Actress

Birth : May 18, 1945

I grew up in Nacogdoches, Texas... raised by my grandmother. We were very poor and had no indoor plumbing. My grandmother was a very religious woman, though, and she gave me a lot of faith and inner strength.

Alana Stewart

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.

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Through a long and painful process, I've learned that happiness is an inside job - not based on anything or anyone in the outer material world. I've become a different and better person - not perfect, but still a work in progress.

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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.

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

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No matter what kind of challenges or difficulties or painful situations you go through in your life, we all have something deep within us that we can reach down and find the inner strength to get through them.

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

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

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I do get up in the morning and I try to spend at least half an hour meditating and reading something spiritual. I start my day with meditation and prayer, and I truly believe that all the stuff you do on the outside isn't as important as what you do on the inside.

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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.

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

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I first got sick after I had my daughter, Kimberly, 21 years ago. I'd always been energetic and never had any serious medical problems. Then I got very sick with a high fever. They told me I had mononucleosis. I became pregnant right away with Sean, and after he was born, I never seemed to recover.

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We've all seen the media endlessly focus on the personal lives of celebrities. Most of it is gossip and tabloid fodder.

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I've elected to age gracefully.

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I resisted writing a book for a long time because I didn't want to invade anyone else's privacy or hurt anyone or anger anyone.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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Personal trials are the great equalizer that continues to draw public fascination.

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