Joel Osteen Quotes

I see that I must give what I most need.

A day wasted on others is not wasted on one's self.

You must live for another if you wish to live for yourself.

I believe that God has blessed me in immeasurable ways so that I can, in return, bless and help others.

We must want for others, not ourselves alone.

Our needs are our greatest asset. It turns out I've learned to give all the things that I need.

What is the mark of love for your neighbor? Not to seek what is for your own benefit, but what is for the benefit of the one loved, both in body and in soul.

You are your best self when you give yourself away.

When you engage in fulfilling the needs of others, your own needs are fulfilled as a by-product.

Little did I realize that my desire to add value to others would be the thing that added value to me!

Down in their hearts, wise men know this truth: the only way to help yourself is to help others.

Surrender your self-interest. Love others as much as you love yourself. Then you can be entrusted with all things under heaven.

The only way to care for the disadvantaged - is to disadvantage yourself -which is guaranteed to turn out for your advantage.

Sometimes you have to take the focus off of you and put it on someone else and it's funny what you can accomplish and how much strength you really have.

Entrepreneurs may be brutally honest, but fostering relationships with partners and building enduring communities requires empathy, self-sacrifice and a willingness to help others without expecting anything in return.

It's a really wonderful thing to focus your life on something other than your own personal career and ambition.

It helps me when I help people.

The greatest gift God has given me is the capacity of love for people. I have so many faults, but caring about people is not one of them.

My mom really inspired me. She has always taught me it's not about us, it's about what we can give back.

I'd rather have happiness than money. People ask for it. Sometimes when I don't have it. I make other people's problems my problem because they want me to; they ask me to.

To help a friend in need is easy, but to give him your time is not always opportune.

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.

As I got more successful, I felt it was more incumbent upon me to help the other people. I did more and more and the more I did the more I wanted.

I have always believed that when you're feeling sorry for yourself, the best thing to do is help someone else.

It's not about me, it's about my family. You don't answer questions for you, but for us. You learn to live beyond yourself.