T. D. Jakes Quotes

The elevator to success is broken, take the stairs.

Challenge is what makes men. It will be the end when men stop looking for new challenges.

The best way to ensure success is to start growing today. No matter where you may be starting from, don't be discouraged; everyone who got where he is started where he was.

All of your errors have not built a wall against your success. They have paved your way to it.

By staying focused and flexible, you will meet and exceed your major life-forming goals. Success is not a resting-place - it is a launching pad

Each rebuff is an opportunity to move forward; turn away from them, avoid them, and you throw away your future.

The hardships that I encountered in the past will help me succeed in the future.

You always pass failure on your way to success.

You just have to go as far as you can go. Everyone works his way up.

Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.

It takes obstacles to learn, grow, be better.

The dream doesn't lie in victimization or blame; it lies in hard work, determination and a good education.

Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.

Failure is just another step…

I'm a big believer that success is never final and failure is never fatal.

I'm about working, getting better, and proving people wrong.

You're always striving to get better, and I would get in my own way sometimes or stop myself if I felt it wasn't as good as it should be. You're going to fall on your face a couple of times, and the lesson is to get back up.

One has to remember that every failure can be a stepping stone to something better.

Greatness finds us by obstacles in front of us. I don’t look at hurdles as obstacles blocking my path but opportunities to overcome.

I accept any challenge, so challenge me

I'm about to reach my dreams and I aint even got my arms stretched.

The difference between people who succeed and people who fail, I think in many cases it’s not fear. Everyone experiences fear. The difference is what do you do with your fear. Do you work to overcome it or do you let it defeat you? And I think that is actually what distinguishes very successful people from others.

Failure may be just a step toward your eventual goal.

A failure isn't a failure if it prepares you for success tomorrow.

The bigger your obstacle, the bigger your future. Don't get discouraged, keep moving forward.