Joel Osteen

• "It's amazing how people will give when you don't ask. Many of them send money because they believe in the message.“
• "Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.“
• "Keep a good attitude and do the right thing even when it's hard. When you do that you are passing the test. And God promises you your marked moments are on their way.“
• "People in tough times - it doesn't mean they don't have a great attitude.“
• "Why don't you start believing that no matter what you have or haven't done, that your best days are still out in front of you.“
• "The death of my father is probably the biggest thing that I ever faced. Daddy and I were best friends.“
• "Most people already know what they're doing wrong. When I get them to church I want to tell them that you can change.“
• "You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.“
• "I made a decision when my father passed away that I was going to be who God made me to be and not try to preach like my father.“
• "I like to think my dad was easygoing and kind, and I think some of those things have been passed down. I am like him in a sense of being positive and hopeful. He was compassionate, and I've got a lot of that in me as well.“
• "My dad had a church of 90 people when I was born. It was just, over the years it continued to grow.“
• "I didn't try to copy my dad or fit into the pressure or the mold that everybody tried to make me fit into.“
• "You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.“
• "The death of my father is probably the biggest thing that I ever faced. Daddy and I were best friends.“
• "Do all you can to make your dreams come true.“
• "When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance.“
• "Faith activates God - Fear activates the Enemy.“
• "God didn't make a mistake when He made you. You need to see yourself as God sees you.“
• "People define Christianity differently. I think a large portion of our population are Christians, they're not all growing in their faith, they're not all active, but I believe that a lot of people believe in Jesus and believe that he is their Lord and Savior.“
• "Life's a fight. It's a good fight of faith.“
• "My biggest hobby is hanging out with my family and kids.“
• "Faith activates God - Fear activates the Enemy.“
• "God wants us to prosper financially, to have plenty of money, to fulfill the destiny He has laid out for us.“
• "People respond when you tell them there is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past behind.“
• "My message is that God is a good God.“
• "When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance.“
• "Faith activates God - Fear activates the Enemy.“
• "God didn't make a mistake when He made you. You need to see yourself as God sees you.“
• "Keep a good attitude and do the right thing even when it's hard. When you do that you are passing the test. And God promises you your marked moments are on their way.“
• "It's God's will for you to live in prosperity instead of poverty. It's God's will for you to pay your bills and not be in debt.“
• "You may make some mistakes - but that doesn't make you a sinner. You've got the very nature of God on the inside of you.“
• "I'm going to let God be the judge of who goes to heaven and hell.“
• "God wants us to prosper financially, to have plenty of money, to fulfill the destiny He has laid out for us.“
• "Only God can look at somebody's heart.“
• "I'm not the judge. You know, God didn't tell me to go around judging everybody.“
• "I believe God gives you the grace to do what you need to do.“
• "I made a decision when my father passed away that I was going to be who God made me to be and not try to preach like my father.“
• "God wants to bless us where we are.“
• "I've always been - you know, my personality is motivating and encouraging. And so I'm just being who God made me to be.“
• "I say, don't try to fight your own battles because God will do it.“
• "I don't think that a same-sex marriage is the way God intended it to be.“
• "I think God's justice is making wrongs right.“
• "I try to speak in everyday language. I feel like God has gifted me to take Bible principles and make them practical.“
• "I have always believed in God.“
• "God's desire is that we excel.“
• "I don't mind saying, you know, that I don't take a salary from the church, and God has blessed me with more money than I could imagine from my books.“
• "I'm trying to make God more relevant in our society.“
• "Keep a good attitude and do the right thing even when it's hard. When you do that you are passing the test. And God promises you your marked moments are on their way.“
• "A good thing to remember is somebody's got it a lot worse than we do.“
• "Life's a fight. It's a good fight of faith.“
• "My message is that God is a good God.“
• "People respond when you tell them there is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past behind.“
• "People in tough times - it doesn't mean they don't have a great attitude.“
• "You can be happy where you are.“
• "My parents were the same in the pulpit as they were at home. I think that's where a lot of preachers' kids get off base sometimes. Because they don't see the same things at both places.“
• "On Sundays when I speak, I hopefully give somebody something that they can use the next day at work or at home.“
• "To me, we're marketing hope.“
• "I don't know what can be so dangerous about giving people hope.“
• "Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.“
• "You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.“
• "I don't think that a same-sex marriage is the way God intended it to be.“
• "I'm not for gay marriage, but I'm not for discriminating against people.“
• "God wants us to prosper financially, to have plenty of money, to fulfill the destiny He has laid out for us.“
• "Prospering just doesn't have to do with money.“
• "I've never preached one sermon on money, on just finances. I want to stay away from it.“
• "I don't believe we are supposed to go through life defeated and not having enough money to pay our bills or send our kids to college.“
• "I don't mind saying, you know, that I don't take a salary from the church, and God has blessed me with more money than I could imagine from my books.“
• "You may never get to that perfect world that you're waiting for where everything's going to be perfect and you got that much money and your house paid off.“
• "It's amazing how people will give when you don't ask. Many of them send money because they believe in the message.“
• "There's pros and cons of a big church. Cons is I don't get to know everybody, I don't get to go to their ballgame, I don't get to marry everybody, but the pros are you get all this community, 800 ushers come in to serve, getting there at 7 in the morning on their day off and coming in on Saturday to make all those wafers.“
• "You may make some mistakes - but that doesn't make you a sinner. You've got the very nature of God on the inside of you.“
• "Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.“
• "I like to think my dad was easygoing and kind, and I think some of those things have been passed down. I am like him in a sense of being positive and hopeful. He was compassionate, and I've got a lot of that in me as well.“
• "You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.“
• "I'm trying to make God more relevant in our society.“
• "I like sports, and I enjoy playing basketball and lifting weights.“
• "Sometimes what works 40 years ago doesn't work today.“
• "On Sundays when I speak, I hopefully give somebody something that they can use the next day at work or at home.“
• "People respond when you tell them there is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past behind.“
• "We were old sinners - but when we came to Christ we are not sinners anymore.“

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