“Isn't it funny how babies laugh a lot? I read a toddler, a young child laughs 300 times a day. The average adult laughs, like, four times a day. God put it in them. He put the laugh in us, but I think sometimes we let life get us down, you know, have bad breaks, and we lose our breaks.”

American pastor, televangelist, businessman, and author

Joel Osteen is an American pastor, televangelist, businessman, and author based in Houston, Texas. He is known for his weekly televised services and for several best-selling books. Osteen is closely associated with prosperity theology and the Word of Faith movement. His public message has made him a familiar figure in American religious broadcasting and popular Christian publishing.