Andy Stanley Quotes

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If you want to know what Jesus meant by what Jesus said, pay attention to that Jesus did.

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Two things make a relationship providential: when we hear from God through someone and when we see God in someone.

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Every time I stand to communicate, I want to take one simple truth and lodge it in the heart of the listener. I want them to know that one thing and know what to do with it.

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I believe one of the best preparations for marriage is participating in a small group. If a person has learned to be intimate and honest with a few friends before they get married, they will have less reason to fear intimacy after they are married.

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We begin selling ourselves on what we want to do rather than what we ought to do. We listen to ourselves until we believe our own lies, and the we opt for happiness.

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I'm not a philanthropist. While I care about the poor, the issue of local or global poverty doesn't keep me up at night.

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Without courage we will simply accumulate a collection of good ideas and regrets.

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Don't strive to be a well-rounded leader. Instead, discover your zone and stay there. Then delegate everything else.

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The moment a leader steps away from his core competencies, his effectiveness as a leader diminishes.

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Uncertainty in a leader is always magnified in the heart of the follower.

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Leadership is not always about getting things done 'right.' Leadership is about getting things done through other people.

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If you feed an appetite, it grows. Satisfying an appetite does not diminish it. It expands it. To diminish an appetite, you have to starve it.

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Next generation leaders are those who would rather challenge what needs to change and pay the price than remain silent and die on the inside

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Good people don't go to heaven. Forgiven people go to heaven.

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Is Christianity fair? It is certainly not fair to God. Christians believe that God sent His Son to die for your sins and mine. Fairness would demand that we die for our own sins.

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Purpose should determine approach. At the end of the day, it's what we do, not what we purposed to do, that defines our lives and reputations.

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There is no cramming for a test of character. It always comes as a pop quiz.

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If you don't clarify your goal, you'll never identify the best approach.

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The followers of Jesus did not die for what they believed - they died for what they claim to have seen.

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People are far more interested in what works than what's true.

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Any fear associated with giving to God's kingdom is irrational. It's on par with a farmer who, out of fear of losing his seed, refuses to plant his fields.

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The most significant visions are not cast by great orators from a stage. They are cast at the bedsides of our children. The greatest visioncasting opportunities happen between the hours of 7:30 and 9:30 PM Monday through Sunday. In these closing hours of the day we have a unique opportunity to plant the seeds of what could be and what should be. Take every opportunity you get.

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Vision evokes emotion. There is no such thing as an emotionless vision.

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Strange as it may sound, it is more difficult to maintain a faith walk when we begin to see our dreams come true. When hopes become realities it is easy to shift our faith onto the thing we have dreamed of and off of the One who was the source of our provision.

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Grace is not reserved for good people; grace underscores the goodness of God.

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Every arena of life intersects with what's going on in our hearts. Everything passes through on its way to wherever it's going. Everything.

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Uncertainty is a permanent part of the leadership landscape. It never goes away.

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Yes, God uses the uneducated to confound the wise. But that doesn't make ignorance a virtue.

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God often showcases his power on the stage of human weakness.

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It takes a habit to break a habit. You can pray every day for a generous heart, but until you start acting in that direction, nothing's going to change.

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