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I grew up in hospitals. My father was sick. So I grew up in hospitals from the age of 10. Got to see a lot of suffering.

T. D. Jakes

I’m not particularly political. I’m not particularly denominational. I’m not worried about any of that.
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Denominate Political Worried
God’s grace and mercy have brought you through. Quit acting as if you made it on your own.
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Act God Grace Mercy
I was looking for excellence in any color or gender it comes in. Some of my top people are African American but not all of them.
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Color Country Excellence People
Eagles fly where lesser birds cannot fly, so eagles can do what lesser birds cannot do.
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Bird Eagle Inspirational
You don’t know how much you’ve grown- until trouble comes back for an encore.
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Encores Grown People Trouble
We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it’s absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive.
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Forgiveness Strong Thinking
A whole woman will always attract a whole man. And when they touch, they will fuse to create a whole marriage. Ultimately, when the time is right, they will produce whole children.
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Children Men Produce
I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It’s a gift you give yourself.
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Giving Step Think Understand
I think it’s important that when you’re bringing something to the table that you’re sure has value, that you don’t diminish yourself just so that you can have an opportunity.
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Important Opportunity Thinking
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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Age Dream Fight Marry
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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Levels Restore Someone Successors
Basic Instincts It’s the way mother birds build nests, and build them high enough to elude
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Bird Elude Mother Nest
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.
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Christian Easter Sunday
I think the thing that people do wrong today is that they pray for external validation.
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People Think Validation
Too many people want the appearance of winning rather than the practices and hard work that create a true champion.
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Hard Practice Win Work
The dream God gives you guarantees, no matter what it looks like now, when it’s all over, your dream will come to pass.
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Dream Giving Over People

I grew up in hospitals. My father was sick. So I grew up in hospitals from the age of 10. Got to see a lot of suffering.

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