"The death of my father is probably the biggest thing that I ever faced. Daddy and I were best friends." ― Joel Osteen Topic(s): Best More From Joel Osteen "You may never get to that perfect world that you’re waiting for where everything’s going to be perfect and you got that much money and your house paid off." "On Sundays when I speak, I hopefully give somebody something that they can use the next day at work or at home." "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." More In Best "If you look at romantic comedies as pieces of commerce, the audience is looking for wish fulfillment."― Tom Hanks "As you become more clear about who you really are, you’ll be better able to decide what is best for you – the first time around."― Oprah Winfrey "No man who worships education has got the best out of education… Without a gentle contempt for education no man’s education is complete."― Gilbert K. Chesterton