Robert Harold Schuller (1926–2015) was an American Christian televangelist, pastor, motivational speaker, and author. He was principally known for his weekly Hour of Power television program 1970–2010.
Born near Alton, Iowa, Schuller was an ordained minister of the Reformed Church in America. He was a prominent megachurch pastor, a popular televangelist, and a foremost proponent of “possibility thinking.” Related closely to the “positive thinking” movement of his mentor Norman Vincent Peale, Schuller’s “possibility thinking” message synthesized therapeutic psychology, mind conditioning, New Thought, and positive biblical texts.
Schuller Hour of Power program was one of the most popular and long-standing television ministries produced in America. He had a colossal impact upon popular American religion since 1960.
Schuller produced over 30 books, six of which have made The New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists. His notable works include Peace of Mind with Possibility Thinking (1977,) Living Powerfully One Day at a Time (1982,) The Be Happy Attitudes (2002,) Tough Times Never Last, But Tough People Do (2006) and the autobiography Prayer: My Soul’s Adventure With God (1995.)
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Most people who succeed in the face of seemingly impossible conditions are people who simply don’t know how to quit.
—Robert H. Schuller
Commit yourself to a dream … Nobody who tries to do something great but fails is a total failure. Why? Because he can always rest assured that he succeeded in life’s most important battle—he defeated the fear of trying.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Trying, Dreams
It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Army, Attitude, Thoughts, Thinking, Thought
Goals are not only absolutely necessary to motivate us. They are essential to really keep us alive.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Entrepreneurs, Goals
You can often measure a person by the size of his dream.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Dreams
Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Perfectionism, Action, Self-Esteem
You never suffer from a money problem, you always suffer from an idea problem.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Money
The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Entrepreneurs, Dreams, Determination, Thinking
Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Preparation, Achievement, Achieving, Entrepreneurs, Planning
As we grow as unique persons, we learn to respect the uniqueness of others.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Humanity, Growth, Respect, Entrepreneurs
When you can’t solve the problem, manage it.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Problems
Inch by inch, anything’s a cinch; meter by meter, life is sweeter.
—Robert H. Schuller
Impossible situations can become possible miracles.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Miracles, Determination, Possibilities
You will suddenly realize that the reason you never changed before was because you didn’t want to.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Change, Entrepreneurs
You will never win if you never begin.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Action, One liners, Winning
Press on. Obstacles are seldom the same size tomorrow as they are today.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Obstacles, Difficulty
Yes, you can be a dreamer and a doer too, if you will remove one word from your vocabulary: impossible.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Entrepreneurs, Action, Dreams
God’s delays are not God’s denials.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Results
High achievers spot rich opportunities swiftly, make big decisions quickly and move into action immediately. Follow these principles and you can make your dreams come true.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Dreams, Entrepreneurs, Action
Success is never ending: failure is never final.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Failure
If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Listening, Fear, Courage, Entrepreneurs
I will! I am! I can! I will actualize my dream. I will press ahead. I will settle down and see it through. I will solve the problems. I will pay the price. I will never walk away from my dream until I see my dream walk away: Alert! Alive! Achieved!
—Robert H. Schuller
Courage is spelled I-N-T-E-G-R-I-T-Y.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Courage, Bravery
I had rather attempt something great and fail, than to attempt nothing at all and succeed
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Entrepreneurs
For every mountain, there is a miracle.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Miracles, Difficulty, Challenges, Obstacles
Big egos have little ears.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Listening
Are you disappointed, discouraged and discontented with your present level of success? Are you secretly dissatisfied with your present status? Do you want to become a better and more beautiful person than you are today? Would you like to be able to really learn how to be proud of yourself and still not lose genuine humility? Then start dreaming! It’s possible! You can become the person you have always wanted to be!
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Dreams
Some people are at the top of the ladder, some are in the middle, still more are at the bottom, and a whole lot more don’t even know there is a ladder.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Success & Failure
Tough times never last, but tough people do.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Adversity, Endurance
Build a dream and the dream will build you.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Dreams
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