Top 350 Andy Stanley Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “Jesus did not come to strike a balance between grace and truth. He brought the full measure of both.”

— Andy Stanley

52. “What God originates, God orchestrates.”

— Andy Stanley

53. “Here’s something to think about: If God appeared to you and asked, “Why should I let you into heaven?” how would you answer?”

— Andy Stanley

54. “In leadership there are always problems to be solved and tensions to be managed. When you try to solve a tension, you create a problem.”

— Andy Stanley

55. “Dreamers dream about things being different. Visionaries envision themselves making a difference.”

— Andy Stanley

56. “God uses broken-hearted leaders.”

— Andy Stanley

57. “Resources follow vision.”

— Andy Stanley

58. “Learning never takes place while you’re talking.”

— Andy Stanley

59. “Courage is essential to leadership.”

— Andy Stanley

60. “Guilt rarely results in positive behavior. But gratitude? Great things flow from a heart of gratitude.”

— Andy Stanley

61. “Divine direction begins with unconditional submission.”

— Andy Stanley

62. “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.”

— Andy Stanley

63. “Authority does not equal competency. Pass decisions down to those who can best handle them.”

— Andy Stanley

64. “A leader should never risk their ability to make a difference by making an unnecessary point.”

— Andy Stanley

65. “Money comes, money goes. But your story stays with you the rest of your life.”

— Andy Stanley

66. “Our fear of not mattering much has the potential to draw us away from what matters most.”

— Andy Stanley

67. “The insecure leader will interpret critical thinking as critiscism.”

— Andy Stanley

68. “People who blame things rarely change things. Blame is an unassailable change-avoidance strategy.”

— Andy Stanley

69. “There are many things I can do, but I have to narrow it down to the one thing I must do. The secret of concentration is elimination.”

— Andy Stanley

70. “You can’t resist the will of God and receive the grace of God at the same time.”

— Andy Stanley

71. “The goal of leadership is not to eradicate uncertainty but rather to navigate it.”

— Andy Stanley

72. “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.”

— Andy Stanley

73. “As counterintuitive as it seems, generosity begins wherever you are. It is important to make generosity a priority.”

— Andy Stanley

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

— Andy Stanley

75. “If you don’t clarify your goal, you’ll never identify the best approach.”

— Andy Stanley

76. “Spiritual maturity is measured in terms of persevering faith, not perfect behavior.”

— Andy Stanley

77. “Pencil in your plans but write your visions in ink.”

— Andy Stanley

78. “To understand why, submit and apply.”

— Andy Stanley

79. “People without clear vision are easily distracted, have a tendency to drift from one idea to another and often make foolish decisions that rob them of their dreams.”

— Andy Stanley

80. “God is a God of systems and predictability and order, and God honors planning.”

— Andy Stanley

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

— Andy Stanley

82. “What is your one-sentence job description?”

— Andy Stanley

83. “The health of your marriage tomorrow will be determined by the decisions you make today.”

— Andy Stanley

84. “When happiness points in one direction while wisdom, truth, integrity, and common sense point in another, that’s when really smart people start doing really stupid things.”

— Andy Stanley

85. “Personal Vision is often the catalyst for wise decisions.”

— Andy Stanley

86. “If you’re a Christian you can’t have an “I’m better than” attitude toward anyone because everybody is somebody for whom Jesus died.”

— Andy Stanley

87. “You can’t influence people you refuse to associate with.”

— Andy Stanley

88. “Jesus healed people one at a time because God cares about individual people.”

— Andy Stanley

89. “Somehow, what’s in our hearts, good or bad is eventually translated into words and deeds.”

— Andy Stanley

90. “Do you think God can be trusted? Or do yo think you need to take things into your own hands?”

— Andy Stanley

91. “Are you the person the person you’re looking for is looking for?”

— Andy Stanley

92. “They ask what I often refer to as the best question ever: “In light of my past experience, and my future hopes and dreams, what’s the wise thing to do?”

— Andy Stanley

93. “You have no idea the numbers of people that God may want to influence through you.”

— Andy Stanley

94. “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.”

— Andy Stanley

95. “Forgiveness is simply a decision to cancel a debt.”

— Andy Stanley

96. “Blessed is the man who gets the opportunity to devote his life to something bigger than himself and who finds himself surrounded by friends who share his passion.”

— Andy Stanley

97. “As leaders, we are never responsible for filling anyone else’s cup. Our responsibility is to empty ours.”

— Andy Stanley

98. “If your leadership isn’t all about you, it will live beyond you.”

— Andy Stanley

99. “You will never maximize your potential in any area without coaching. It is impossible. You may be good. You may even be better than everyone else. But without outside input you will never be as good as you could be.”

— Andy Stanley

100. “A single act of courage is often the tipping point for extraordinary change.”

— Andy Stanley