“People respond when you tell them there is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past behind.”– Joel Osteen Related Quotes “My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation that is what I call good company.”– Jane Austen “Great events make me quiet and calm it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.”– Queen Victoria “Man is not imprisoned by habit. Great changes in him can be wrought by crisis – once that crisis can be recognized and understood.”– Norman Cousins