267 Quotes by T. D. Jakes

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    I found out that the things that hurt us the most can become the fuel and the catalyst that propel us toward our destiny. It will either make you bitter or it will make you better.

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    The art of avoiding extremes is an art that is drawn on the canvas of maturity and painted with the abstract strokes of many experiences.

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    I know whatever God means for me to have He'll give it to me. And if it takes too much sweat I don't need it.

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    The first time I walked on a stage I knew that was what I was created to do. I knew that there was a calling and a sense of purpose in my life that gave me fulfillment and a sense of destiny.

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    If you have achieved any level of success, then pour it into someone else. Success is not success without a successor.

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    I raised five children. They all have different personalities. All of them have different issues, different levels of success. That was a learning experience for me.

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    I started my ministry when I was 19, I was pastoring at 22 and I got married when I was 24, so I was building at such a young age and that fight, that dream and tenacity is still in me.

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    Eagles fly where lesser birds cannot fly, so eagles can do what lesser birds cannot do.

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    We develop our propensity to forgive or not to forgive by what we see illustrated at the early ages of our development.

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