Joel Osteen Quotes

My dream is to try to reach as many kids and readers who might need an unlikely hero to connect to.

I've helped save so many families with my music and inspire so many people.

I think Oprah's [winfrey] learned from me that it's OK to be harsh on people because in one's harshness you can see transformation happen right before your very eyes.

The refuge from pessimism is the good men and women at any time existing in the world, -they keep faith and happiness alive.

Think against your feelings; argue yourself out of the gloom they have spread; look up from your problems to the God of the gospel.

I think one of the things that I carry, and just my goals in life, is just encourage people and make them feel joy and celebrated and they leave feeling like maybe there was stuff talked about that was difficult, but then there was a voice of redemption and grace in the middle of that.

A good song can only do good, and I am proud of the songs I have sung. I hope to be able to continue singing these songs for all who want to listen, Republicans, Democrats, and independents.

We all, we all good people just trying to escape the negative influence that come around us and that's the story of my life, you know? Trying my best to get around the ills and I bumped my head a few times but I think, you know, music is my savior for right now, for me and my whole group.

Sometimes, Clark, you are pretty much the only thing that makes me want to get up in the morning.

We look into each other's eyes as we shake. His are still full of death and horror, but in them I see my face reflected, and inside my tiny eyes inside his, I think I see some hope.

There's plenty of ways you can go and encourage people. And you should do that. But don't demonize what you do, I do, what other comics are doing, when you see people showing up and listening and responding because they've heard the messaging in the new kind of way.

I want to look at my audience and see all walks of life. I want to do something for everybody.

I know that people look at my life and ask, "How can I achieve some of those things?" So, I suppose in that sense, yes, I'm a role model. But I try to think of myself more as a mentor, as somebody who I hope young people feel comfortable approaching or writing to.

In my life there have been several individuals whose presence made it easier for me to think, pleasanter to make my responses.

I never even believed in happiness. I didn't think it existed. Now look at me. I'm ready to believe in just about anything.

I think the hardest thing is to know what you want, ask for it, and then to stop talking.

I think one of the things the church service means is hope.

Look, I realize both of you could happily strangle each other across the table, but I don't think that's the most effective use of our time, and frankly, I don't think I have enough money to tip the waitress for that kind of clean-up. And look, here's lunch. Let's eat that instead of eachother.

I mean, I think there's a lot of hope in my work. I don't think I'm a total pessimist, so I think you can find hope in all my films. Some more than others, but there's definitely... I think we want to convey the feeling of hope with the montage at the end.

Michelle Obama is somebody who really wants to take the high road.

Do what is right, not what you think the high headquarters wants or what you think will make you look good.

If you want the cooperation of humans around you, you must make them feel they are important - and you do that by being genuine and humble.

He was the keynote speaker for our better angels.

I want to lead people toward finding hope through the purity and healing power of metal.