Robert Schuller Quotes

Tell me who admires and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.

When I was around 18, I looked in the mirror and said, 'You're either going to love yourself or hate yourself.' And I decided to love myself. That changed a lot of things.

It's been a constant struggle with my athletic career to identify myself as a child of God and understand that His love is unconditional for us; it's not conditional like fans, or coaches, or even myself.

Self-love knows no impediment.

Total, unconditional acceptance of yourself is the first step in building a positive self-image.

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.

You've taught me that we're all needed, even those who sometimes think we're worthless, plain and dull. If we love and allow ourselves to be loved...well, a person who loves is the most precious thing in the world, worth all the fortunes that ever were. That's what you've taught me, fur face,and because of you I'll never be the same.

Once you see a child's selfimage begin to improve, you will see significant gains in achievement areas, but even more important, you will see a child who is beginning to enjoy life more.

When someone chooses to value herself over the things she can buy, true transformation begins.

Jealousy would be far less torturous if we understood that love is a passion entirely unrelated to our merits.

The journey from teaching about love to allowing myself to be loved proved much longer than I realised.

I wish they would only take me as I am.

Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves.

Love does not alter the beloved, it alters itself.

Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people.

The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.

You can't make everybody love you. It's an exercise in futility, and it's probably not even a good idea to try.

My only hope to receive love is to let you see who I am, then I may believe you.

My mom and dad gave their kids the greatest gift of all - the gift of unconditional love. They cared deeply about who we would be, and much less about what we would do.

There was a time when I didn't like myself at all. I thought I was a cruel joke. But now I've come to realise that maybe I am not cute, but I am beautiful.

I used to look in the mirror and feel shame, I look in the mirror now and I absolutely love myself.

We have to realize a kid will love us one day and hate us the next. That cannot change who we are and what we are about.

Love is supreme and unconditional; like is nice but limited.

Much protective self-criticism stems from growing up around people who wouldn't or couldn't love you, and it's likely they still can't or won't. In general, however, the more you let go of the tedious delusion of your own unattractiveness, the easier it will be for others to connect with you, and the more accepted you'll feel.

I do like my hair. It took a while to come around to the fact that it was quite a unique value point.