Here are more than 30 quotes from Joel Osteen, an American preacher, pastor and author whose televised sermons are seen by more than 20 million people a month in 100 countries.
You may also be interested in these phrases of hope or these of optimism.
1-You are going to go through hard times, that's life. But I say, "nothing happens to you, it happens to you." See the positives in negative events.
2-Do not enter the new year with the resentment of last year. Leave the aches and pains behind.
3-Do everything you can to make your dreams come true.
4-You will never change what you tolerate.
5-Do not make excuses, do not blame the past. The rest of your life can be the best of your life.
6-Be the one who stands out in the crowd.
7-Choosing to be positive and have a grateful attitude will determine how you are going to live your life.
8-People of excellence go the extra mile to do the right thing.
9-Be a winner, not a victim.
10-If a dream dies, another dreams. If they knock you down, get up and carry on.
11-You can not go out with negative people and expect to live a positive life.
12-You are not really free until you are free to try to please everyone.
13-What you receive is directly connected with what you believe.
14-They can knock us down on the outside, but the key to living in victory is learning how to get up on the inside.
15-In difficult times, we are not supposed to stop believing, we are not supposed to stop growing.
16-There is a winner in you. You were created to be successful, to achieve your goals, to leave your mark on this generation. You have greatness in you. The key is to get it out.
17-No matter what happens, choose to be happy. Don't focus on what's wrong. Find something positive in your life.
18-Keep in mind, just because you do not know the answer does not mean that it does not exist. You just haven't figured it out yet.
19-We can not prepare for defeat and expect to live a life in victory.
20-You can change your world by changing your words. Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.
21-You can be happy where you are.
22-Start to believe today that things are going to change for the better. Your best days are still in front of you.
23-You can not wait for victory and plan defeat.
24-The more you talk about negative things in your life, the more you make them come. Talk about victory, not defeat.
25-Let go of offense, let go of fear, let go of revenge. Don't be pissed off, let it go now.
26-Do not waste your energy trying to convince people. Your time is too valuable to try to show what you are worth to people.
27-Nothing in life happens to you. It happens for you. Every disappointment. Every evil. Even every closed door has helped you to be who you are.
28-There could be times when you have to love people from a distance.
29-Life is too short to spend trying to make others happy. You can't please everyone. Fulfill your destiny, be true to your heart.
30-If you have health, if you have people in life to love, you are blessed. Slow down and enjoy the simple things in life.
31-Do not simply settle for what your parents had. You can go beyond that. You can do more, have more, be more.
32-Something good to remember is that someone had it much worse than us.