Joel Osteen Quotes

If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it - young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous - is changed by it.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything you do and by your everyday attitude that you are wholeheartedly supporting them.

I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement.

So, to praise others for their virtues can but encourage one's own efforts.

I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism.

My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.

A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results.

It benefits us all to motivate others.

We can all remember a time when someone encouraged us and made a difference in our lives. It may be just a moment, but this encouragement could last a lifetime.

Never Let Anyone Come to You Without Coming Away Better and Happier

That's what I like to do: bring out the best in people.

Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being.

We should not be too niggardly in our praise, for men will do more to support a character than to raise one.

God be thanked for the thinkers of good and noble thoughts! It wakes up all the best in ourselves, to come into close contact with others greater and better in every way than we are.

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.

Being critical is not something I like to do. I like to appreciate and inspire.

I like to motivate and inspire people.

There are high spots in all of our lives and most of them have come about through encouragement from someone else. I don't care how great, how famous or successful a man or woman may be, each hungers for applause.

A word of encouragement from a teacher to a child can change a life. A word of encouragement from a spouse can save a marriage. A word of encouragement from a leader can inspire a person to reach her potential.

Nine tenths of education is encouragement.

I don't intimidate anyone. Instead, I try to get people to believe in themselves.

I love inspiring people and helping them to reach their potential.

Only those who are built up can build others up, amen?

Leaders should always expect the very best of those around them. They know that people can change and grow.