Andy Andrews Quotes

61 Sourced Quotes

I possess the greatest power ever bestowed upon mankind, the power of choice. Today, I choose to persist without exception. No longer will I live in a dimension of distraction, my focus blown hither and yon like a leaf on a blustery day. I know the outcome I desire. I hold fast to my dreams. I stay the course. I do not quit.

Andy Andrews
Until a person takes responsibility for where he is, there is no basis for moving on. The bad news is that the past was in your hands, but the good news is that the future, my friend, is also in your hands.

Andy Andrews
When faced with a decision, many people say they are waiting for God. But I understand, in most cases, God is waiting for me.

Andy Andrews
All people—all lives—are either in a crisis, coming out of a crisis, or headed for a crisis.

Andy Andrews
It is not enough to recognize what is right and true. One must control the impulse to do what is wrong and easy.

Andy Andrews
While it is true that most people never see or understand the difference they make, or sometimes only imagine their actions having a tiny effect, every single action a person takes has far-reaching consequences.

Andy Andrews
Listen carefully to me. Despite popular belief to the contrary, there is absolutely no power in intention...There is no difference in the person who intends to do things differently and the one who never thinks about it in the first place. Have you ever considered how often we judge ourselves by out intentions while we judge others by their actions? Yet intention without action is an insult to those who expect the best from you.

Andy Andrews
Every man of character will have that character questioned. Every man of honor and courage will be faced with unjust criticism, but never forget that unjust criticism has no impact whatsoever upon the truth. And the only sure way to avoid criticism is to do nothing and be nothing.

Andy Andrews
Circumstances do not push or pull. They are daily lessons to be studied and gleaned for new knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge and wisdom that is applied will bring about a brighter tomorrow. A person who is depressed is spending too much time thinking about the way things are now and not enough time thinking about how he wants things to be.

Andy Andrews
Well, that's why smart people get tripped up with worry and fear. Worry...fear...is just a misuse of the creative imagination that has been placed in each of us. Because we are smart and creative, we imagine all the things that could happen, that might happen, that will happen if this or that happens. See what I mean?

Andy Andrews
There are generations yet unborn, whose very lives will be shifted and shaped by the moves you make and the actions you take.

Andy Andrews
The longer you've known someone — the more history there is between you — the longer it will take to establish in their mind that you have truly changed.

Andy Andrews
We begin to forgive by choosing to forgive... by deciding, not by feeling. Our feelings don't lead us to forgive. Most times, our feelings lead us the other way. That's why a person has to decide to forgive first. Our feelings always follow along behind our decisions.

Andy Andrews
A life filled with opportunities and encouragement finds more and more opportunities and encouragement, and success becomes inevitable.

Andy Andrews
Forgiveness is about the past. Trust and respect are about the future.

Andy Andrews
One way to define wisdom is the ability to see, into the future, the consequences of your choices in the present. That ability can give you a completely different perspective on what the future might look like.

Andy Andrews
Beginning today, I will create a new future by creating a new me. No longer will I dwell in a pit of despair, moaning over squandered time and lost opportunity. I can do nothing about the past. My future is immediate. I will grasp it in both hands and carry it with running feet. When I am faced with the choice of doing nothing or doing something, I will always choose to act! I seize this moment. I choose now.

Andy Andrews
Despite popular belief to the contrary, there is absolutely no power in intention. The seagull may intend to fly away, may decide to do so, may talk with the other seagulls about how wonderful it is to fly, but until the seagull flaps his wings and takes to the air, he is still on the dock.

Andy Andrews
When you know that everything matters—that every move counts as much as any other—you will begin living a life of permanent purpose.

Andy Andrews
Life itself is a privilege, but to live life to the fullest — well, that is a choice.

Andy Andrews
My life - my personality, my habits, even my speech - is a combination of the books I choose to read, the people I choose to listen to, and the thoughts I choose to tolerate in my mind

Andy Andrews
If one makes a mistake, then an apology is usually sufficient to get things back on an even keel. However — and this is a big 'however' — most people do not ever know why their apology did not seem to have any effect. It is simply that they did not make a mistake; they made a choice, and never understood the difference between the two.

Andy Andrews
Every single thing you do matters.
You have been created as one of a kind.
You have been created in order to make a difference. You have within you the power to change the world.

Andy Andrews
It's obvious you kids are smart — school and good teachers will do that for you — but wisdom is something altogether different. Wisdom can be gathered in your downtime. Wisdom that can change the very course of your life will come from the people you are around, the books you read, and the things you listen to or watch on radio or television.

Andy Andrews
Your big picture will never be a masterpiece if you ignore the tiny brushstrokes. You're trying so hard to be successful that true success is eluding you.

Andy Andrews
Everybody wants to make a difference, but nobody wants to be different. And you simply cannot have one without the other.

Andy Andrews
Passion is a product of the heart. Passion is what helps you when you have a great dream. Passion breeds conviction and turns mediocrity into excellence! Your passion will motivate others to join you in pursuit of your dream. With passion, you will overcome insurmountable obstacles. You will become unstoppable!

Andy Andrews
In desperate times, much more than anything else, folks need perspective. For perspective brings calm. Calm leads to clear thinking. Clear thinking yields new ideas. And ideas produce the bloom... of an answer.

Andy Andrews
A committed heart does not wait for conditions to be exactly right. Why? Because conditions are never exactly right. Indecision limits the Almighty and His ability to perform miracles in your life.

Andy Andrews
After all, the seeds of depression cannot take root in a grateful heart.

Andy Andrews