T. D. Jakes citations

“We are the people that we have been waiting for and no one else is coming.”

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

“If you can't figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose.”

“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.”

“What woman would not appreciate a God who becomes her attorney, assumes her case, requires no fee, and wins her the victory?”

“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.”

“a setback is a setup for a comeback”

“Its not over, until the Lord says its over.”

“Never make a permanent decision about a temporary situation.”

“Blame unto others only as you would first blame yourself.”

“Silence isn't golden and it surely doesn't mean consent, so start practicing the art of communication.”

“God has invested entirely too much in you for you to be comfortable in anything less than you were created to be.”

“Let It Go!!”

“Unforgiveness denies the victim the possibility of parole and leaves them stuck in the prison of what was, incarcerating them in their trauma and relinquishing the chance to escape beyond the pain.”

“You cannot be a Big person with a Small heart”

“To be unforgiving is like to drink poison and wait for someone else to die!!

Rev. TD Jakes (have I said how much I love ya!)”

“Sometimes what makes us insecure and vulnerable becomes the fuel we need to be overachievers. The antidote for a snakebite is made from the poison, and the thing that made you go backward is the same force that will push you forward.”

“My mother would take the Band-Aid off, clean the wound, and say, “Things that are covered don’t heal well.” Mother was right. Things that are covered do not heal well.”

“When you begin to realize that your past does not necessarily dictate the outcome of your future, then you can release the hurt. It is impossible to inhale new air until you exhale the old.”