Top 350 Andy Stanley Quotes (2025 Update)
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151. “Asking doesn’t mean you lack wisdom – it’s evidence of wisdom.”

— Andy Stanley

152. “People pray in one direction but they walk in a different direction, and direction always determines where we end up.”

— Andy Stanley

153. “Most of us are married to a model of ministry and we flirt with the Great Commission.”

— Andy Stanley

154. “When you start thinking you’re a big shot, you wash more feet.”

— Andy Stanley

155. “Jesus raised the standard high so we would realize we couldn’t possibly do it without a savior.”

— Andy Stanley

156. “Jesus did not come to be right. He came to make disciples.”

— Andy Stanley

157. “While generosity may be the antidote for the dizzying effects of wealth, your appetite for more may function as an antidote against God-honoring generosity. Your appetite for more stuff, status, and security has the potential to quash your efforts to be generous. And that’s a problem.”

— Andy Stanley

158. “This is why we give up on things that break our heart because it requires change.”

— Andy Stanley

159. “Telling someone they’re wrong is not the same as leading or inspiring them to do what’s right.”

— Andy Stanley

160. “Leaders, if you allow wonder to shut down in you, you will shut it down in everyone around you.”

— Andy Stanley

161. “One of the primary reasons we don’t seek counsel from the wise people around us is that we already know what we are going to hear – and we just don’t want to hear it.”

— Andy Stanley

162. “Pursuing a vision requires faith. Pursuing a great vision requires great faith. Pursuing a vision will test, stretch, and at times exhaust your faith. And while you are pulling your hair out down here, God revels in the glory he receives.”

— Andy Stanley

163. “When I count other people’s blessings I lose sight of mine.”

— Andy Stanley

164. “When people are convinced you want something FOR them rather than something FROM them, they are less likely to be offended when you challenge them.”

— Andy Stanley

165. “Your response to opportunities, adversities and calling, determine the type of leader you become.”

— Andy Stanley

166. “Your leadership development strategy is perfectly designed to produce the caliber of leader you currently have.”

— Andy Stanley

167. “Yes, God uses the uneducated to confound the wise. But that doesn’t make ignorance a virtue.”

— Andy Stanley

168. “We are not all leaders. We are called leaders.”

— Andy Stanley

169. “If you are “seeking first” his kingdom where you are, then where you are is where he has positioned you.”

— Andy Stanley

170. “Designing and implementing a strategy for change is a waste of time until you have discovered and embraced the current reality. If you don’t know where you really are, it is impossible to get where you need to be.”

— Andy Stanley

171. “The followers of Jesus did not die for what they believed – they died for what they claim to have seen.”

— Andy Stanley

172. “One of the exciting things about being a believer is watching God unveil His plan for our lives.”

— Andy Stanley

173. “I’ve talked to many individuals who want to discuss their problems. But they don’t really have problems. They have chosen to live in the wrong direction. They don’t need a solution. They need a new direction.”

— Andy Stanley

174. “Leaders love progress.”

— Andy Stanley

175. “The primary reason we do too much is that we have never taken the time to discover that portion of what we do that makes the biggest difference.”

— Andy Stanley

176. “Two primary ways to keep volunteers motivated – Food and T-shirts.”

— Andy Stanley

177. “Communicators need to figure out how well do they engage people, and they should not talk one word longer than people are engaged.”

— Andy Stanley

178. “No matter how rich or poor you might feel, right now is the time to be generous.”

— Andy Stanley

179. “Actions don’t only speak louder than words; actions should be used to interpret words.”

— Andy Stanley

180. “Patience is the decision to move at someone else’s pace rather than pressure him or her to match yours. Patience.”

— Andy Stanley

181. “God doesn’t want to take your money. He just doesn’t want your money to take you.”

— Andy Stanley

182. “Rebellion never goes without consequences.”

— Andy Stanley

183. “Appetites have only one word in their vocabulary – MORE. Appetites are never fully and finally satisfied. Even after the most satisfying meal imaginable, we eventually find ourselves rummaging through the pantry for a snack.”

— Andy Stanley

184. “Our tendency is to pray for miracles. But in most situations, it is more appropriate to pray for opportunities. More than likely you need an opportunity rather than something.”

— Andy Stanley

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

— Andy Stanley

186. “It is when our hearts are stirred that we become most aware of what they contain.”

— Andy Stanley

187. “For reasons known only to him, God has chosen to work through men and women who are willing to make sacrifices for the sake of the “thing” he has placed in their hearts to do. If God bas birthed a vision in you, it is only a matter of time until you will come upon the precipice of sacrifice.”

— Andy Stanley

188. “Vision rarely require immediate action. It requires patience.”

— Andy Stanley

189. “Celebrate what God has given others. Leverage what God has given you.”

— Andy Stanley

190. “What gets our attention determines our direction and, ultimately, our destination. Or if you would prefer the short version: attention determines direction.”

— Andy Stanley

191. “If you see your brother in need, it doesn’t matter if you already gave somewhere else. You should be open to the idea of God using you to meet your brother’s unexpected need.”

— Andy Stanley

192. “Tim Keller writes, “When the church as a whole is no longer seen as speaking to questions that transcend politics, and when it is no longer united by a common faith that transcends politics, then the world sees strong evidence that Nietzsche, Freud, and Marx were right, that religion is really just a cover for people wanting to get their way in the world.”13.”

— Andy Stanley

193. “I can go further and faster with someone coaching me than I can on my own.”

— Andy Stanley

194. “I’ve concluded that while nobody plans to mess up their life, the problem is that a few of us plan not to. That is, we don’t put the necessary safeguards in place to ensure a happy ending.”

— Andy Stanley

195. “When Nehemiah’s heart was broken he paid attention to his broken heart.”

— Andy Stanley

196. “Kindness is love’s response to weakness.”

— Andy Stanley

197. “As long as you are carrying a secret, as long as you are trying to ease your conscience by telling God how sorry you are, you are setting yourself up to repeat the past.”

— Andy Stanley

198. “Being a sinner does not disqualify you from following Jesus. It’s a prerequisite.”

— Andy Stanley

199. “How you live your life on this side of the grave determines what happens next.”

— Andy Stanley

200. “No matter how much money we have or make, we will probably never consider ourselves rich. The biggest challenge facing rich people is that they’ve lost they’re ability to recognize that they’re rich.”

— Andy Stanley