110+ Robert H. Schuller Quotes On World, Inspirational And Optimistic

Robert H. Schuller was an American pastor, televangelist, motivational speaker, and author. He was the founder of the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California and hosted the weekly Hour of Power television program from 1970 to 2010. Schuller was known for his optimistic and inclusive messages, and for his work in promoting the "Possibility Thinking" philosophy. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Robert H. Schuller on leadership, life, world.

Top 10 Robert H. Schuller Quotes

1. It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts.
2. Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.
3. You will suddenly realize that the reason you never changed before was because you didn't want to.
4. Tough times never last, but tough people do.
5. Always look at what you have left. Never look at what you have lost.
6. I'd rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed.
7. Faith is reacting positively to a negative situation.
8. The secret of success is to find a need and fill it, to find a hurt and heal it, to find somebody with a problem and offer to help solve it.
9. Today's accomplishments were yesterday's impossibilities.
10. If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.

Robert H. Schuller Image Quotes

Tough times never last, but tough people do. — Robert H. Schuller

Always look at what you have left. Never look at what you have lost. — Robert H. Schuller

Faith is reacting positively to a negative situation. — Robert H. Schuller

Today's accomplishments were yesterday's impossibilities. — Robert H. Schuller

The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking. — Robert H. Schuller

It's unfulfilled dreams that keep you alive. — Robert H. Schuller

Robert H. Schuller Short Quotes

• The good news is that the bad news can be turned into good news when you change your attitude.
• The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking.
• Doomed are the hotheads! Unhappy are they who lose their cool and are too proud to say, I'm sorry.
• Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the number of apples in a seed.
• Todays impossibilities are tomorrows miracles.
• Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing perfectly.
• Inch by inch, it's a cinch.
• Press on. Obstacles are seldom the same size tomorrow as they are today.
• Goals are not only absolutely necessary to motivate us. They are essential to really keep us alive.
• Build a dream and the dream will build you.

Robert H. Schuller Quotes About Life

When faced with a mountain, I WILL NOT QUIT! I will keep on striving until I climb over, find a pass through, tunnel underneath, or simply stay and turn the mountain into a gold mine with God's help! — Robert H. Schuller

Every achiever that I have ever met says, 'My life turned around when I began to believe in me'. — Robert H. Schuller

You didn't think that when you got up this morning that this would be the day your life would change did you? But it's going to happen because the only thing that stands between you and grand success are getting started and not stopping. — Robert H. Schuller

The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it. — Robert H. Schuller

Since it doesn't cost a dime to dream, you'll never shortchange yourself when you stretch your imagination. — Robert H. Schuller

When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome. Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment. What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail? — Robert H. Schuller

I am humanly unable to correct my negative self-image until I encounter a life-changing experience with non-judgmental love bestowed upon me by a Person whom I admire so much that to be unconditionally accepted by Him is to be born again. — Robert H. Schuller

Lord, make my life A window for Your light To shine through And a mirror to reflect Your love To all I meet. Amen. — Robert H. Schuller

Every problem has a limited life span. — Robert H. Schuller

Optimism refuses to believe that the road ends without options. — Robert H. Schuller

Robert H. Schuller Quotes About Love

I love my son and am proud of my son. — Robert H. Schuller

To be born again means that we must be changed from a negative to a positive self-image - from inferiority to self-esteem, from fear to love, from doubt to trust. — Robert H. Schuller

A mission is a place where you ask nonbelievers to come and find faith and hope and feel love. — Robert H. Schuller

Grace is God's love in action for those who don't deserve it. — Robert H. Schuller

We are the Love, loving. — Robert H. Schuller

Robert H. Schuller Quotes About Inspirational

The hardest struggle of all is to be something different from what the average man is. — Robert H. Schuller

It's unfulfilled dreams that keep you alive. — Robert H. Schuller

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

When you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come — Robert H. Schuller

Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. — Robert H. Schuller

What great things would you attempt if you knew you could not fail. — Robert H. Schuller

Success is never ending, failure is never final. — Robert H. Schuller

There is a quiet place in Hawaii where, for over thirty years, I've gone to draw inspiration and write many of my books. — Robert H. Schuller

Robert H. Schuller Quotes About People

Most people who succeed in the face of seemingly impossible conditions are people who simply don't know how to quit. — Robert H. Schuller

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

I tell people, 'I was born in a little house at the dead end of a dirt road that had no name and no number, and you can go anywhere from nowhere.' — Robert H. Schuller

Tough times never last, but tough people do. You might add, "You're tougher than you give yourself credit for." — Robert H. Schuller

Anybody who succeeds is helping people. The secret to success is find a need and fill it; find a hurt and heal it; find a problem and solve it. — Robert H. Schuller

If you're going to counsel people - and that's all my ministry is, it's a counseling ministry more than anything else - people have to believe that they can trust you and that they can listen to you, that you're going to try to help them and not just politically try to convert them to your views. — Robert H. Schuller

I have a reputation worldwide of being tolerant of all people and their views. I'm too well-educated to criticize a certain religion or group of people for what they believe in. It's called freedom. — Robert H. Schuller

I realized that every sermon I preached should be designed not to 'teach' or 'convert' people, but rather to encourage them, to give them a lift. I decided to adopt the spirit, style, strategy and substance of a 'therapist' in the pulpit. — Robert H. Schuller

The concept of the megachurch - some have attributed that to me. Whatever people want to buy, they can get it in the shopping center. It's one-stop shopping. Churches should be that way. — Robert H. Schuller

I have said to people I have six children, one son, four daughters, and a church. — Robert H. Schuller

Robert H. Schuller Quotes About Problem

You never suffer from a money problem, you always suffer from an idea problem. — Robert H. Schuller

Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made. — Robert H. Schuller

Never underestimate your problem or your ability to deal with it. — Robert H. Schuller

When you can't solve the problem, manage it. — Robert H. Schuller

Goals must never be from your ego, but problems that cry for a solution. — Robert H. Schuller

Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines. — Robert H. Schuller

All it takes is one idea to solve an impossible problem. — Robert H. Schuller

Never bring the problem solving stage into the decision making stage. Otherwise, you surrender yourself to the problem rather than the solution. — Robert H. Schuller

Nobody has a money problem - there are only idea problems. — Robert H. Schuller

Any analysis of 'sin' or 'evil' or 'demonic influence' or 'negative thinking' or 'systemic evil' or 'antisocial behavior' that fails to see the lack of self-dignity as the core of the problem will prove to be too shallow. — Robert H. Schuller

Robert H. Schuller Quotes About Church

The Roman Catholic Church isn't going to change its theologies. — Robert H. Schuller

The emerging church, reformed according to the needs of self-esteem-starved-souls under the Lordship of Christ.... will help us to affirm the concept that 'While god's ideas may seem humanly impossible, he will give us these ideas which will lead to glorious, self-esteem-generating success. — Robert H. Schuller

My family and I would never receive royalties on the revenue that my materials brought into the church; materials that were created on our own personal time. — Robert H. Schuller

I built my church on Easter services, Christmas Eve services, and Norman Vincent Peale. — Robert H. Schuller

We all know that a church is not a building. — Robert H. Schuller

I was called to start a mission, not a church. There is a difference. — Robert H. Schuller

Robert H. Schuller Quotes About Failure

Failure doesn't mean you are a failure... it just means you haven't succeeded yet. — Robert H. Schuller

If there exists no possibility of failure, then victory is meaningless. — Robert H. Schuller

Turn your scars into stars — 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 be assured that he succeeded in life's most important battle; he defeated the battle of not trying. — Robert H. Schuller

Robert H. Schuller Quotes About Bible

Probably the one Bible passage that is read by Jews and Roman Catholics, Protestants, Islam, more than any other chapter is Psalm 23. And in Psalm 23 there is a verse that says, 'Surely, yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.' — Robert H. Schuller

I feel that heterosexual marriage is the more excellent way, and it surely is approved holy by the Holy Bible, and it holds so many more possibilities: the possibilities of having children of both the mother and father, the male and the female. — Robert H. Schuller

I'm very proud of all my children. They all have Christian families; they read the Bible; they pray; the kids go to Sunday school; they know the Ten Commandments by heart. That's my greatest honor, and I couldn't do anything to glorify God that could surpass that. That's very meaningful. — Robert H. Schuller

Robert H. Schuller Famous Quotes And Sayings

Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come. — Robert H. Schuller

Tough times never last, but tough people do. — Robert H. Schuller

Always look at what you have left. Never look at what you have lost. — Robert H. Schuller

Faith is reacting positively to a negative situation. — Robert H. Schuller

Today's accomplishments were yesterday's impossibilities. — Robert H. Schuller

It's unfulfilled dreams that keep you alive. — Robert H. Schuller

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

The only thing that stands between you and grand success in living are these two things: getting started and never quitting! — Robert H. Schuller

The core of original sin, then is LOT - Lack of Trust. Or, it could be considered an innate inability to adequately value ourselves. Label it a 'negative self-image,' but do not say that the central core of the human soul is wickedness. ... positive Christianity does not hold to human depravity, but to human inability. — Robert H. Schuller

Impossible situations can become possible miracles. — Robert H. Schuller

What do I mean by sin? Answer: Any human condition or act that robs God of glory by stripping one of His children of their right to divine dignity. ... I can offer still another answer: 'Sin is any act or thought that robs myself or another human being of his or her self-esteem'. — Robert H. Schuller

We are born to soar. We are children of God. ... The Fatherhood of God offers a deep spiritual cure for the inferiority complex and lays the firm foundation for a solid spiritual self-esteem. — Robert H. Schuller

Turn your scars into stars by realising how lucky you are that things aren't worse. — Robert H. Schuller

Possibility-thinking is the long sought-after fountain of youth. — Robert H. Schuller

Every burden is a blessing. — Robert H. Schuller

What appears to be the end of the road may simply be a bend in the road. — Robert H. Schuller

You will never win if you never begin. — Robert H. Schuller

God's delays are not God's denials. — Robert H. Schuller

You can often measure a person by the size of his dream. — Robert H. Schuller

As we grow as unique persons, we learn to respect the uniqueness of others. — Robert H. Schuller

It takes guts to get out of the ruts. — Robert H. Schuller

Every person is responsible for all the good within the scope of his abilities, and for no more, and none can tell whose sphere is the largest. — Robert H. Schuller

Giving never moves in a straight line - it always moves in circles. — Robert H. Schuller

The classical error of historical Christianity is that we have never started with the value of the person. Rather, we have started from the 'unworthiness of the sinner', and that starting point has set the stage for the glorification of human shame in Christian theology. — Robert H. Schuller

Creative words generate energy; negative words drain out energy. — Robert H. Schuller

Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. — Robert H. Schuller

Success may or may not mean that you've acquired a lot. It does mean that you have become a generous person. — Robert H. Schuller

Our greatest lack is not money for any undertaking, but rather ideas, If the ideas are good, cash will somehow flow to where it is needed. — Robert H. Schuller

Believe in dreams. Never believe in hurts... You can't let the grief and the hurts and the breaking experiences of life control your future decisions. — Robert H. Schuller

Spectacular achievement is always preceded by spectacular preparation. — Robert H. Schuller

Impossible? The word is a roadblock to progress! — Robert H. Schuller

Labels such as, 'evangelical', 'fundamental', 'charismatic', 'liberal' contribute to polarization and produce a climate of implied or outspoken distrust. Respectful dialogue becomes virtually impossible. What we desperately need to offset this disunity and distrust is a new and cleansing theology of communication. — Robert H. Schuller

If you will make a deliberate decision to develop a positive attitude toward opportunities and obstacles, you are on your way toward having what is the most important quality in education: the power of positive thinking. — Robert H. Schuller

For every mountain there is a miracle. — Robert H. Schuller

Classical theology defines sin as 'rebellion against God.' The answer is not incorrect as much as it is shallow and insulting to the human being. Every person deserves to be treated with dignity even if he or she is a 'rebellious sinner'. — Robert H. Schuller

Have faith in your faith-and doubt your doubts. — Robert H. Schuller

Never underestimate the value of an idea. Every positive idea has within its potential for success if it is managed properly. — Robert H. Schuller

One classical role of the pulpit in Protestantism has been to 'preach sermons' which imply indoctrination more than education. Within this from of communication, there is an inherent, intrinsic inclination to intimidate, manipulate, and, hence, offend the person's most prized quality of humanness - his dignity. — Robert H. Schuller

Life is but a moment, death also is but another. — Robert H. Schuller

The Cross sanctifies the ego trip. For the Cross protected our Lord's perfect self-esteem from turning into sinful pride. — Robert H. Schuller

Quitting is never an option. The cows have to be milked come Hell or High Water. — Robert H. Schuller

Yes, you can be a dreamer and a doer too, if you will remove one word from your vocabulary: impossible. — Robert H. Schuller

Winning starts with beginning. — Robert H. Schuller

I believe that Christians believe in salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, not by works. And we believe that if you're saved, Jesus becomes your savior. He makes a promise to you. You can trust his promises. You can bank on that word. — Robert H. Schuller

Possibilitizing is overcoming while you're undergoing. — Robert H. Schuller

Courage is spelled I-N-T-E-G-R-I-T-Y. — Robert H. Schuller

I found myself immediately attracted to Pope John Paul II when, upon his election to the Papacy, his published speeches invariably called attention to the need for recognizing the dignity of the human being as a child of God. — Robert H. Schuller

The subconscious is ahead of the conscious, and we never know what really drives us. — Robert H. Schuller

I am not fully forgiven until I allow God to write his new dream for my life on the blackboard of my mind. .. God has a great plan to redeem society. He needs me and wants to use me. — Robert H. Schuller

Let your imagination release your imprisoned possibilities. — Robert H. Schuller

We are all children starving to experience and know the heart of reality. — Robert H. Schuller

Come to me. Are you lost? I can see another way from where I live. The heart can see a path that's out of sight to the head-a path you'll surely overlook, left alone on your lofty perch up there, too distracted by your world to see the real world where I live. I live on the level of laughter, tears, and-yes-prayer. — Robert H. Schuller

Twentieth century history of Christianity will name Oral Roberts as the voice that brought the Pentecostal movement to be taken seriously by mainline Christianity. — Robert H. Schuller

Tremendous human energy is needed to walk God's walk, work God's work, fulfill God's will, and complete his dream for our self-esteem. — Robert H. Schuller

...the kingdom of God is that invisible collection of committed Christians that transcends cultures, ideologies... and creeds- all bound by the golden commitment to say nothing and do nothing that would attack the self-esteem, the self-respect, and the dignity of any other human being, whether or not they are committed members of the kingdom of God. The dignity of the person then is the irreducible cell of true Christianity. — Robert H. Schuller

Life Lessons by Robert H. Schuller

1. Robert H. Schuller taught that the key to success is having faith in yourself and believing that anything is possible. He believed in the power of positive thinking and encouraged people to strive for their dreams.
2. He also taught that it is important to be kind and generous to others, and that having a positive outlook on life can help us to overcome any obstacle.
3. Lastly, Schuller taught that we should never give up on our dreams, no matter how difficult they may seem. He encouraged us to have faith and to never lose hope, no matter what life throws our way.