Quotes from Joel Osteen

If one dream dies, dream another dream. If you get knocked down, get back up and go again.

God will always bring the right people into your life, but you have to let the wrong people walk away.

I believe if you keep your faith, you keep your trust, you keep the right attitude, if you're grateful, you'll see God open up new doors.

There is a winner in you. You were created to be successful, to accomplish your goals, to leave your mark on this generation. You have greatness in you. The key is to get it out.

You're not really free until you're free from trying to please everybody.

If youre alive and breathing, you can still become everything God has created you to be.

When you face adversity, you need to remind yourself that whatever is trying to defeat you could very well be what God will use to promote you.

Sometimes you have to put your own dreams on hold temporarily so you can help release a dream in somebody else. What you make happen for others, God will make happen for you.

If we're going to bring out the best in people, we, too, need to sow seeds of encouragement.

God never said that we wouldn't have unfair situations, that we wouldn't experience loss. But He promised if we would stay in faith, He would restore everything that was stolen.

Don't settle in the land of barely enough. That is where you are, it is not who you are. That's your location, it's not your identity. No matter what it looks like, have an abundant mentality.

The only difference between black coal and a precious diamond is the amount of pressure it endured.

God will not pour fresh, creative ideas and blessing into old attitudes.

You may think there is a lot wrong with you, but there is also a lot right with you.

You didn't accidentally get your personality, looks and gifts. You were designed on purpose to be the way you are. You have what you need to fulfill your destiny.

You have a destiny to fulfill, something greater than you've ever even imagined. But if you're going to become all you were created to be, you've got to take off the "average" label.

Stones of judgment, discouragement or doubt may be thrown at you. You can't stop them, but you can make the choice to keep your walls up and not let them affect you.

It is a hard thing to let go of mistakes we've made and sins. God wants us to do that because He knows the guilt and the condemnation will keep us from becoming who He has created us to be.

We don't have to talk about faith and family at dinner-we just show it.

In difficult times, we're not supposed to quit believing; we're not supposed to quit growing.

The question is not, 'Do you have a problem?' The question is, 'Does the problem have you?'

Indeed, it is as important to learn how to receive a blessing as it is to be willing to give one.

Friend, there's no greater investment in life than in being a people builder. Relationships are more important than our accomplishments.

You can be committed to Church but not committed to Christ, but you cannot be committed to Christ and not committed to church.