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I chose to present myself as one who comes from among the people, and I can be touched by their pain because I have my own.

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T. D. Jakes
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: June 9
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Evangelist
Priest
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South Charleston
West Virginia
Thomas Dexter Jakes
Sr.
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People
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The Hell of Regret He who wins the race cannot run with the pack. And once you get out you can't come back, because caged lions don't mate with free ones! If ever you are going to win, you must forsake the social construct of the cage and all the cage dwellers.
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Come hell or high water you will never take me back to the place I was before. I have been through too much to let life whoop me again. My faith is stronger than it's ever been, my mind is more tenacious than it's ever been, my soul is more absolute.
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I think many people have an illusion of success based on entering in at a level that's higher than their experiences.
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I like to see myself as a bridge builder, that is me building bridges between people, between races, between cultures, between politics, trying to find common ground.
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Don't get stuck on small. Don't stop dreaming, reaching and enhancing what you have.
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Prayer will get you out of a pinch, prayer will get you out of a crises, prayer will get you out of your dilemma, prayer will get you out of your trouble.
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I actually grew up playing the piano in the church and was deeply involved in music ministry.
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The challenge of the believer is to take the faith that you got in here and take it to the place out there.
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Your words will tell others what you think. Your actions will tell them what you believe.
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