“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.”
                            
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                                T.D. Jakes
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“Soon I was to find that people who had been creative at one stage of growth now seemed empty of ideas—and worse, they seemed not to notice that the ground had moved up under their feet! As I grew and encountered higher ideals and new goals, what had once been acceptable now seemed lethargic at best and lethal if ignored. You can’t take everyone with you just because they were with you where you were before.”
                            
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                                T.D. Jakes
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“destiny close to your heart. Keep listening to your own voice. Hold on to your revelation. Avoid sharing your calling. Everyone is not worthy of knowing your inner voices; don’t give the haters an opening to tear you down.”
                            
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                                T.D. Jakes
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“If we have been diligent to hide the Word of God in our hearts, and if we continue to labor over that Word, we can be assured that in the time of harvest we will reap a bountiful reward if we faint not. (See Galatians 6:9.)” 
                            
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                                T.D. Jakes
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“Will you bring life to your dream or will you allow it to die of neglect? It is absolutely true that you have a divine summons to fulfill, but it’s not automatic and it’s not guaranteed. You are the major player who must give yourself fully to the process of becoming.”
                            
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                                T.D. Jakes
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“Things that are covered don’t heal well.”
                            
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                                T.D. Jakes
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“The people ahead of you, living in the liberty of instinct-guided uniqueness, will welcome you, encourage you, and mentor you. They will inspire you to be a pioneer and not a poser. Only those incarcerated by their unwillingness to listen to their instincts and to take the risks required for success will seek to deter you.”
                            
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                                T.D. Jakes
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“Faith is your anchor and sustainer in the new season. Faith that the one who called us is faithful. Faith helps you see in the dark. And when you feel like you can't see, Faith steadies your heart to trust what you know. What is true.”
                            
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                                T.D. Jakes
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“In a 2006 speech then-senator Barack Obama gave to a group of college students, he offered these sage words about success: “Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it’s only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.”
                            
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                                T.D. Jakes
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“a setback is a setup for a comeback” 
                            
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“It’s miserable living someone else’s life, and it is downright suffocating to live beneath your potential.”
                            
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                                T.D. Jakes
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“disappointment. We need instead to find people who are in sync with our beat and form a more perfect union with those who hear the same rhythm! It is time for us to find the thing we were created to do, the people we were meant to affect, and the power that comes from alignment with purpose. Having had unique opportunities to sit at the table”
                            
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                                T.D. Jakes
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“Success is not success without a successor.”
                            
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                                T.D. Jakes
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“Hardship can humble you, but it cannot break you unless you let it. Your instinct for survival will see you through if you’re attuned to its frequency. Instinct will find a temporary stopgap without ever taking its sights off your larger goals. There’s no greater way to hone your instincts than to overcome adversity. Successful leaders know that instincts transform adversity into opportunity.”
                            
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                                T.D. Jakes
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge" -Proverbs 18:15 (KJV)” 
                            
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                                T.D. Jakes