T. D. Jakes

Not everyone will be happy when you begin to better yourself. Those who are for you will not just celebrate in your triumphs, but they will also pray with you through your tribulations.

The critic is a prisoner to his own experiences and perspectives, erroneously believing his limited experiences are the sum of all truth

Excellence requires discomfort.

I think the amazing thing about Gospel music is that not only does it lift up the death and resurrection of our Lord, which is consistent with the Gospel, but it is uniquely communicated depending upon the generation.

Instead of loaves of bread, many times God gives out handfuls of purpose.

Surround yourself with people whose definition of you is not based on your history, but your destiny.

The world is a university and everyone in it is a teacher. Make sure when you wake up in the morning you go to school.

Real value isn’t in what you own, drive, wear or live. The greater value is found in love and life, health and strength, friends and family!

When you don’t become fixated on winning the prize or appearing successful, and instead pursue your passions, then you will discover the fulfillment that comes from living by instinct.

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.

There are some fires you can't get out of- you've got to go through the fire - you've got to go through the flood - you've got to go through the test - you've got to go through the struggle that you might decrease and he might increase.

Even when things are getting worse instead of better - I believe God!

Surround yourself with those who won’t compete but will revel in your success and see your ascent as a reflection of their own possibilities.

If you learn how to forgive others for not being strong, then people can learn how to forgive you for your own issues.

We are the people that we have been waiting for and no one else is coming.

Whenever you face obstacles, crises and dilemmas and your confidence is in your associates more than in God- it is a sign your faith is deteriorating.

We cannot embrace God's forgiveness if we are so busy clinging to past wounds and nursing old grudges.

But I think my mistakes became the chemistry for my miracles. I think that my tests became my testimonies.

I don't think that you can let the storms of life overwhelm you. When you do that, you are no better than the craziness that caused you to be under attack.

Here is the amazing thing about Easter; the resurrection Sunday for Christians is this, that Christ in the dying moments on the cross gives us the greatest illustration of forgiveness possible.

There are no college courses to build up self-esteem or high school or elementary school. If you don't get those values at a early age, nurtured in your home, you don't get them.