Top 50 Andy Stanley Quotes
1. “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
2. “Whenever there is fear, there is opportunity. When there is great fear, there is great opportunity.” — Andy Stanley
3. “Jesus is the hope of the world and the local church is the vehicle of expressing that hope to the world.” — Andy Stanley
4. “A good coach always coaches to a leader’s potential, not his current level of performance. A good leadership coach will see the potential in you and inspire you accordingly.” — Andy Stanley
5. “Where there’s no progress, there’s no growth. If there’s no growth, there’s no life. Environments void of change are eventually void of life.” — Andy Stanley
6. “If we want to reach the people that no one else is reaching, we’ve got to do things that no one else is doing.” — Andy Stanley
7. “There is no cramming for a test of character. It always comes as a pop quiz.” — Andy Stanley
8. “Progress requires change.” — Andy Stanley
9. “Everything now will prepare you for the next step. Don’t run from adversity; lean into it with all your heart and God will make you a leader worth following.” — Andy Stanley
10. “Leadership is all about taking people on a journey. The challenge is that most of the time, we are asking people to follow us to places we ourselves have never been.” — Andy Stanley
11. “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
12. “Learning never takes place while you’re talking.” — Andy Stanley
13. “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
14. “Resources follow vision.” — Andy Stanley
15. “God uses broken-hearted leaders.” — Andy Stanley
16. “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
17. “You can’t resist the will of God and receive the grace of God at the same time.” — Andy Stanley
18. “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
19. “Divine direction begins with unconditional submission.” — Andy Stanley
20. “As counterintuitive as it seems, generosity begins wherever you are. It is important to make generosity a priority.” — Andy Stanley
21. “Authority does not equal competency. Pass decisions down to those who can best handle them.” — Andy Stanley
22. “Uncertainty is a permanent part of the leadership landscape. It never goes away.” — Andy Stanley
23. “Courage is essential to leadership.” — Andy Stanley
24. “The insecure leader will interpret critical thinking as critiscism.” — Andy Stanley
25. “Your devotion to God is illustrated, demonstrated, and authenticated by your love for others.” — Andy Stanley
26. “Creating breathing room financially may lower your standard of living but raise your quality of life.” — Andy Stanley
27. “Stop looking for solutions to problems and start looking for the right path.” — Andy Stanley
28. “Past boldness is no assurance of future boldness. Boldness demands continual reliance on God’s spirit.” — Andy Stanley
29. “The greatest motivator of change is a crystal-clear vision of what the future should look like.” — Andy Stanley
30. “What breaks your heart is part of a divine design to bring change!” — Andy Stanley
31. “Greed is the assumption that it is all for my consumption.” — Andy Stanley
32. “At the end of the day, God’s love for me, for you, and for the world is settled at the cross.” — Andy Stanley
33. “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.” — Andy Stanley
34. “One of the most difficult tasks of visioneering is distinguishing between good ideas and God ideas.” — Andy Stanley
35. “You have no idea what hangs in the balance of your decision on what to do with the burden God put in your heart.” — Andy Stanley
36. “You make PEACE with your past by owning your PIECE of the past.” — Andy Stanley
37. “The Church must stop expecting outsiders to act like insiders while insiders act like outsiders.” — Andy Stanley
38. “Will I allow my fear to bind me to mediocrity?” — Andy Stanley
39. “The more conscious I am of the work God has yet to do in me, the less critical I am about what he has yet to do in you.” — Andy Stanley
40. “Jesus did not come to strike a balance between grace and truth. He brought the full measure of both.” — Andy Stanley
41. “The Church is a family expecting guests.” — Andy Stanley
42. “Dreamers dream about things being different. Visionaries envision themselves making a difference.” — Andy Stanley
43. “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.” — Andy Stanley
44. “Leadership is stewardship, it’s temporary and you’re accountable!” — Andy Stanley
45. “If a man can predict his own death and resurrection, and pull it off, I just go with whatever that man says.” — Andy Stanley
46. “Greed is not a financial issue. It’s a heart issue.” — Andy Stanley
47. “Lord, give me the wisdom to know what’s right and the courage to do what’s right-even when it’s hard.” — Andy Stanley
48. “When your memories exceed your dreams, the end is near.” — Andy Stanley
49. “Only do what only you can do.” — Andy Stanley
50. “Giving up something now for something better later is not a sacrifice. It is an investment.” — Andy Stanley
