Quotes from Robert H. Schuller

It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts.

Never sell tomorrow short. There's plenty to get excited about. Be filled with expectation, hope and confidence. Believe something good is going to happen - and it usually will.

Inch by inch, it's a cinch.

Impossible situations can become possible miracles.

Creative words generate energy; negative words drain out energy.

You can think negatively or positively. If you are a positive thinker, you will base your decisions on faith rather than fear.

I have discovered that you can go from nowhere to somewhere, from nothing to something, from a nobody to a somebody, from an empty person to a fulfilled one, if you have faith in God.

God's forgiving grace is incomplete until he gives me - and I accept - a new kingdom-building dream and opportunity.

God flourished my ministry and my career of creative thinking, communicating and writing back 50 years.

What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?

Nothing is more important than honesty in prayer. There are no pretensions in prayer, so the best place to begin is wherever you are.

The real minister's name that we honor is Jesus, not Schuller.

Faith is the courage to face reality with hope.

It's unfulfilled dreams that keep you alive.

Press on. Obstacles are seldom the same size tomorrow as they are today.

God's delays are not God's denials.

It takes guts to get out of the ruts.

I have had more honors than I've deserved and more rewards than I expected. It can be tempting just to say, 'Well, I'm going to retire.' But what would I do then? Sit in a chair and watch TV? Don't let fulfillment throw away your tomorrow.

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.

I think that there are cancers of the body, but I think they are what I would call cancer of the emotional system, too. These are the kind of diseases or illnesses or sicknesses of the emotional system that are as incurable as cancer.

What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?

Tough times never last. Tough people do

As we grow as unique persons, we learn to respect the uniqueness of others.

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!