Joel Osteen Quotes

I think sometimes the critics want me to beat people down, and that's not in me. I want to lift people up.

Encouragement to others is something everyone can give. Somebody needs what you have to give. It may not be your money; it may be your time. It may be your listening ear. It may be your arms to encourage. It may be your smile to uplift. Who knows?

If we can lift others up, then what we do is all worthwhile.

The only justification for ever looking down on somebody is to pick them up.

Everyone has the potential to become an encourager. You don't have to be rich. You don't have to be a genius. You don't have to have it all together. All you have to do is care about people and initiate.

I don't tear down. I prefer to build up.

When you encourage others, you in the process are encouraged because you're making a commitment and difference in that person's life. Encouragement really does make a difference.

That's why I wrote 'Fighter'. I have that need in me to help people. I am all about the underdog.

He climbs highest who helps another up.

I try to be a guide for people, to make their darkness bright and to make the pathway light, and never to condemn or control or criticize.

I just aspire to pick people up. That's my ambition.

I think I've inspired a lot of people, and I'm one, if I get a letter and someone's in serious shape, I'll call them. I relate to these people.

There is no better exercise for your heart than reaching down and helping to lift someone up.

I hope to continue to support, to inspire, to motivate, to encourage... in the hopes that maybe the world can get a little bit more giggle.

I'm here for a reason and I think it's to reach out to people - whether that's to give people a little bit of confidence if they're having a terrible day, or to give them advice, or just to make them laugh.

Just to be a part of something that can travel beyond and reach the lives of people and help them through a daily problem or struggle or even just giving encouraging words, period. I feel like it's very powerful. I thank God for my gift.

However you can affect somebody positively is what you should aspire to do.

I'm ready to encourage and support people on their journey because I've been encouraged and supported. I just hope I make people proud.

Be an encourager. The world has plenty of critics already.

Spend your life lifting people up, not putting them down.

A sure way for one to lift himself up is by helping to lift someone else.

Beware how you take away hope from any human being.

The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.

We live in a world full of people who are ready to be uplifted.

I think anytime you can affect people in general, in a positive way, then you're a lucky individual.