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: Dreams
For every mountain, there is a miracle.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Difficulty, Challenges, Miracles, Obstacles
Tough times never last, but tough people do.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Endurance, Adversity
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
Today’s accomplishments were yesterday’s impossibilities.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Determination
Always look at what you have left. Never look at what you have lost.
—Robert H. Schuller
Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Planning, Achievement, Entrepreneurs, Preparation
Inch by inch, anything’s a cinch; meter by meter, life is sweeter.
—Robert H. Schuller
You will suddenly realize that the reason you never changed before was because you didn’t want to.
—Robert H. Schuller
Topics: Entrepreneurs, Change
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