Top 350 Andy Stanley Quotes (2024 Update)
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51. “Leadership isn’t making all the decisions. It is making sure the right decisions are made.”

— Andy Stanley

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

— Andy Stanley

53. “Fixing things requires change and change always creates conflict. But that is why you are a leader.”

— Andy Stanley

54. “God uses broken-hearted leaders.”

— Andy Stanley

55. “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

56. “Resources follow vision.”

— Andy Stanley

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

— Andy Stanley

58. “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

59. “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

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

— Andy Stanley

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

— Andy Stanley

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

— Andy Stanley

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

— Andy Stanley

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

— Andy Stanley

65. “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

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

— Andy Stanley

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

— Andy Stanley

68. “Divine direction begins with unconditional submission.”

— Andy Stanley

69. “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

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

— Andy Stanley

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

— Andy Stanley

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

— Andy Stanley

73. “Courage is essential to leadership.”

— Andy Stanley

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

— Andy Stanley

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

— Andy Stanley

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

— Andy Stanley

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

— Andy Stanley

78. “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

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

— Andy Stanley

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

— Andy Stanley

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

— Andy Stanley

82. “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

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

— Andy Stanley

84. “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

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

— Andy Stanley

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

— Andy Stanley

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

— Andy Stanley

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

— Andy Stanley

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

— Andy Stanley

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

— Andy Stanley

91. “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

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

— Andy Stanley

93. “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

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

— Andy Stanley

95. “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

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

— Andy Stanley

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

— Andy Stanley

98. “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

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

— Andy Stanley

100. “If you capture someone’s heart, you will eventually get his hands and feet as well.”

— Andy Stanley