Quotes from T.D. Jakes

We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it's absolutely not it takes a very strong person to forgive.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I think it is important that we rebuild an atmosphere of forgiveness and civility in every aspect of our lives.

I think that my preaching style and many of my ideas and ideals about faith are based in both Pentecostal and Baptist background.

No woman wants to be in submission to a man who isn't in submission to God!

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.

Some young ladies are so starved for male approval that what should be a normal attraction to men is accelerated into an obsessive need for male affirmation. Tragically, these dear ladies allow themselves to be devoured in the arms of men who have neither regard not respect for them as people.

Destiny is not for comfort seekers. Destiny is for the daring and determined who are willing to endure some discomfort, delay gratification, and go where Destiny leads.

Share your dream with people who want you to succeed.

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.

When you live your own dream, you don't have time to be a hater.

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma—which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and your intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

Others can inspire you, but ultimately the only thing that empowers you is what lies within you and learning how to better utilize what you've been given.

If you stick your head in the sand and ignore things that you have the power to change, you can't blame anyone when they don't turn out right!

Faith is the substance of whatever it is that we hope for. The important thing is that we teach that faith is connected to good works and responsibility.

Listen, God can't bless what you won't do. You haven't been taught correctly. Prosperity doesn't just come from giving an offering. It's good to be a giver. But you must also be a thinker, a planner, and a worker.

If someone must be hurt, if it ever becomes necessary to bear pains, weather strong winds, or withstand trials or opposition, let it be adults and not children.

Could it be that we allow the conditions in our lives to distract us from the meaning of our lives?

Face the giants in your life, slay them, and move on. Do not be daunted by the mistakes and failures in your life.

One of the great healing balms of the Holy Spirit is forgiveness. To forgive is to break the link between you and your past.

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.