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I'm not. I don't – I don't dislike anybody. Gays are some of the nicest, kindest, most loving people in the world. But my faith is based on what I believe the scripture says, and that's the way I read the Scripture.

Joel Osteen

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Joel Osteen
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: March 5
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For a while... to be an evangelical meant you were a white Republican, and you were against this and against that. I don't want to be put into that mold, because then people judge you before they even listen... I don't want to divide the very people I am trying to reach.
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I don't like to beat people down. They need to be lifted up.
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When you smile and project an aura of warmth, kindness, and friendliness, you will attract warms, kindness, and friendliness. Happy people will be drawn to you.
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When we don’t forgive, we’re not hurting the other person. We’re not hurting the company that did us wrong. We’re not hurting God. We’re only hurting ourselves.
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There may be times when you just have to love people from a distance.
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God wants to bless us where we are.
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It takes the same amount of energy to worry as it does to believe.
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You weren’t created to simply exist, to endure, or to go through the motions you were created to be really alive.
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No matter how many times you get knocked down, keep getting back up. God sees your resolve. He sees your determination. And when you do everything you can do, that’s when God will step in and do what you can’t do.
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You are a person of destiny. You are not here by accident. There is no obstacle too big, no dream you can't accomplish.
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You can be committed to Church but not committed to Christ, but you cannot be committed to Christ and not committed to church.
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I'm going to let God be the judge of who goes to heaven and hell.
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Well I think a lot of times we're putting things off and I'm going to do it later. I'm going to break this bad habit or I'm going to pursue this dream or I'm going to treat my spouse better.
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In difficult times, we're not supposed to quit believing we're not supposed to quit growing.
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Seeds of discouragement cannot take root in a grateful heart.
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We are set in our ways, bound by our perspectives and stuck in our thinking.
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The Gospel is called the good news. My message is a message of hope, that's God's [message] for you.
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Don't be so shortsighted that if it doesn't happen right now, you're not going to be happy. You are sowing seeds that will reap a great harvest for generations to come.
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