Joel Osteen Quotes

By patting somebody on the back, a boy or a girl, a professional dancer, male, female, it really makes people feel good and I know it certainly made me feel good.

I think girls in general need to be more complimentary... It just makes people feel better.

Tell your wife often how terrific she looks.

Try praising your wife, even if it does frighten her at first.

I think every human being in the world appreciates being encouraged and acknowledged.

Praise your children more than you correct them. Praise them for even their smallest achievement.

Ballplayers, like everyone else, like to get told they did something right.

I like the big ups. I'm into the big ups.

It's great for my confidence getting a letter saying 'All I want from life, Katie, is you and health.'

It is nice to hear some positive words from the manager.

It's hard for some parents to give their children compliments.

When you receive criticism, you should take it in your side, but I've received love more than anything else, and that's what motivates me and keeps me going.

I love positivity. I'm always saying, 'Well done' - maybe too often, in fact.

Do not miss a single chance - not one single opportunity - to tell someone how wonderful they are, how special they are, how important to you they are, how incredible as a person they are, how beautiful they are inside and out. Do not miss a single opening in which to insert such a comment, genuinely felt and genuinely meant.

Anyway, even if she's sugarcoating my good points, I appreciate it. Frankly, I could use a little sugarcoating.

It's a blessing to have the support that I do. The support from the people. To get all the love from them, is just amazing and it keeps me going day by day.

First off, it's wonderful how much people are supporting me and felt I should have stayed in the competition.

Give no time to finding fault of criticism.

Once in a while you start having second thoughts, then you read a letter from someone that lifts your spirits so much - it really makes a huge difference. I love reading them.

All of us love applause, and so we should - it means that the listener likes us!

All that a husband or wife really wants is to be pitied a little, praised a little, and appreciated a little.

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.

Randy said I could call him for anything, Paula said that she loved me and said how much of a star I was. Simon was like, keep up the good work and I'll have nothing to worry about.

I'm passionate about my fans and my shows. But my biggest reward in the success that is my life are my husband and kids.

I appreciate all of your expressions of concern, and I appreciate all of your expressions of love. It has been like a fire to my heart.