Joel Osteen Quotes

We shall go forward together. The road upwards is stony. There are upon our journey dark and dangerous valleys through which we have to make and fight our way. But it is sure and certain that if we persevere - and we shall persevere - we shall come through these dark and dangerous valleys into a sunlight broader and more genial and more lasting than mankind has ever known.

I've had some wins. And been knocked down with defeats. Glimpsed views from the top of the mountain. And walked through the darkest of valleys. But through this entire ride called 'a life' - I've refused to give up.

Man will not merely endure; he will prevail...

To the stars through thorns.

Never fear to deliberately walk through dark places, for that is how you reach the light on the other side.

There is no other course but the one we have chosen, except the course of humiliation and darkness, after which there will be no bright sign in the sky or brilliant light on earth? All this will make us more patient and steadfast, and better prepared for the battle which God blesses and which good men support. Then there will only be a glorious conclusion, where a brilliant sun will clear the dust of battle, and where the clouds of battles will be dispelled.

The tunnels may be long, and twisted, and dark; but you are supposed to go through them.

Who would attain to summits still and fair,Must nerve himself through valleys of despair.

Some of my greatest pleasures have come from finding ways to overcome obstacles.

Understand that the enemy always fights the hardest when he knows you are closest to your breakthrough. He'd leave you alone if he thought you were going to live in mediocrity. If you keep pressing on toward your promise, through faith and patience, you will get there.

Endure and persist; this pain will turn to good by and by.

I've learned at the book signings that everyone has obstacles.

The apprenticeship of difficulty is one which the greatest of men have had to serve.

You don't run from the bad things in life; learn from them, because your worst is what will lead you to your best.

I look for struggle in the roles I choose - struggle and perseverance.

I feel like I'm a fighter. I've fought my whole life to get to where I'm at. I like fight movies. When someone gets knocked down, I like to root for him to succeed.

Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals.

Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.

You cannot understand a man’s work by what he has accomplished but by what he has overcome in accomplishing it.

Everybody in life has something that they get knocked down on. The object lesson here is not that you get knocked down - it is that you get up.

I honestly think part of the appeal of 'Rumours' was that it was sort of heroic. We managed to push through in the face of so much personal adversity.

I think we all face situations in life, where we are not sure if we will be able to make it. I have been through such experiences and for me, the real hero is the one who rises above obstacles.

You can all get what you want to get, and so my journey was to show you how many times along the way adversity has stared me right in the face, and I've looked it right back and said, 'No.'

I believe I overcame a lot.

I've achieved everything I've wanted to achieve, so I'm not scared of failure. I never gave up, however bad the injuries got.