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I've learned a simple principle: all I have to do is be the best 'me' that I can be. One day when I read the Scripture about David, that he fulfilled his purpose for his generation. I knew God spoke to me.

Joel Osteen

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Joel Osteen
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: March 5
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