Quotes from 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.

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

It's impossible to fail completely and it's impossible to succeed perfectly.

Start small; Think possibilities; Reach beyond your known abilities; Invest all you have in your dream; Visualize miracles; Expect to experience success.

Winning starts with beginning.

Now - find God's dream for your life and go all out for it!

Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

How we express ourselves in worship remains up in the air.

When an opportunity comes, it holds possibilities. And when you move away from it or don't sense it or grasp it, you're really throwing away your future; you're throwing away your tomorrow.

I love my son and am proud of my son.

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

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

Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time.

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.

What appears to be the end of the road may simply be a bend in the road.

I was never close to Jerry Falwell because he had his ministry, I had mine. And we came from different theological training and from a different psychological education.

Jesus never called a human being a sinner.

I want to build friendships. I want to come across as being a good illustration of what Jesus is like.