"I didn’t try to copy my dad or fit into the pressure or the mold that everybody tried to make me fit into." ― Joel Osteen Topic(s): Dad More From Joel Osteen "I like to think my dad was easygoing and kind, and I think some of those things have been passed down. I am like him in a sense of being positive and hopeful. He was compassionate, and I’ve got a lot of that in me as well." "To me, we’re marketing hope." "People respond when you tell them there is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past behind." More In Dad "Dad worked in a warehouse when I was little and I didn’t see him for three years as he was doing all the overtime God gave him to buy me new ballet shoes, or a new tutu."― Jennifer Ellison "My dad, he’s the rocker."― Shaun White "My dad was a great dad."― Bijou Phillips