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.

The church which has glass walls and ceiling was dedicated on September 14 1980. Schuller also said "I love my son and am proud of my son" and that the long-term survival of his ministry was dependent on expanding its imprint beyond the Schuller name. In July 2011 Schuller was honored as "Chairman of the Board Emeritus".

He is principally known for the weekly Hour of Power television program which he began in 1970. Robert Harold Schuller (born September 16 1926 in Alton Iowa) is a retired American televangelist pastor motivational speaker and author.