I dont mind saying, you know, that I dont take a salary from the church, and God has blessed me with more money than I could imagine from my books. – Joel Osteen
I try to speak in everyday language. I feel like God has gifted me to take Bible principles and make them practical. – Joel Osteen
I made a decision when my father passed away that I was going to be who God made me to be and not try to preach like my father. – Joel Osteen
People respond when you tell them there is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past behind. – Joel Osteen
Whats different now is that while political leaders used to give talking points to talk radio, now talk-radio hosts are giving talking points to political leaders. Its all part of the suffocating spin cycle were in. In media, politics and publishing, the conventional wisdom is to play to this base. – John Avlon