Joel Osteen Quotes

If our expectations, if our fondest prayers and dreams, are not realized then we should all bear in mind that the greatest glory of living lies not in never falling but in rising every time you fall.

You will face many defeats in your life, but never let yourself be defeated.

When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.

You can't lose confidence in yourself, or you've lost already. When you get knocked down, you've got to keep getting back up.

Keep your morale high, in spite of setbacks. At the end you are bound to succeed.

Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.

We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up or fight like hell.

In every moment there is a reason to carry on.

While there is life there is hope. I beg to assert...that as long as a man's heart beats, as long as a man's flesh quivers, I do not allow that a being gifted with thought and will can allow himself to despair.

When you get knocked down, don't stay down; get back up again. Nothing good is going to happen as long as you're down on yourself.

I know that you that you may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. If you accept that you have been defeated, you give power to the force that is trying to defeat you.

I'll always use the negativity as more motivation to work even harder and become even stronger.

But I believe we must not allow feelings of defeat to take root in our hearts.

'Give up... it's time to quit,' I don't think I've ever really accepted those kinds of words in my life or vocabulary.

We can feel sad, hurt, demoralized. But we can't give up.

Hard times may have held you down, but they will not last forever. When all is said and done, you will be increased.

The point of life is not who falls down. The point is who gets up and how you do it.

No man is beaten until his hope is annihilated, his confidence gone, As long as a man faces life hopefully, confidently, triumphantly, he is not a failure; he is not beaten until he turns his back on life.

What is stronger, fear or hope?

If we want to cultivate hopefulness, we have to be willing to be flexible and demonstrate perseverance. Not every goal will look and feel the same. Tolerance for disappointment, determination, and a belief in self are the heart of hope.

If you have just one person believe in you, you'll always find your way

I am where I am because I believed and I never gave up.

If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you go on in spite of it all. And so today I still have a dream.

I have to accept everything... I will be back strong.