Andy Andrews Quotes

Only true remorse and "Will you forgive me?" can press the reset button.

I will not waste time on second thoughts. My life will not be an apology. It will be a statement.

My life - my personality, my habits, even my speech - is a combination of the books I choose to read, the people I choose to listen to, and the thoughts I choose to tolerate in my mind

Are you smiling when you talk? Try it today, and I guarantee you will notice a difference in your life.

Intention without action is an insult to those who expect the best from you.

If one makes a mistake, then an apology is usually sufficient to get things back on an even keel. However-and this is a big ‘however’- most people do not ever know why their apology did not seem to have any effect. It is simply that they did not make a mistake; they made a choice…and never understood the difference between the two.

Everyone has a worst time in their life. There's always a worse time. We are all either in a crisis, coming to one or coming out of one.

I started finding humor in everything. I used to watch a lot of TV, and I finally figured I didn't need to watch TV to find funny stuff. I just watch the commercials. I mean, the commercials just blew my mind.

One way to define wisdom is the ability to see, into the future, the consequences of your choices in the present. That ability can give you a completely different perspective on what the future might look like.

A committed heart does not wait for conditions to be exactly right. Why? Because conditions are never exactly right. Indecision limits The Almighty and His ability to perform miracles in your life. He has put the vision in you - proceed! To wait, to wonder, to doubt, to be indecisive is to disobey God.

Jesus is Jesus. So, I'm not sure I'd get into the business of making somebody into Jesus. That's just me.

It's a lot more interesting to learn and discover real-life principles when they are revealed in the form of a story.

When you don't know what to do, do something. I know you don't know what to do and I know you can't do everything right now, but you can do something.

We are all in situations of our own choosing. Our thinking creates a pathway to success or failure. By disclaiming responsibility for our present, we crush the prospect of an incredible future that might have been ours.

WHAT a person thinks is determined by HOW a person thinks.

Those who are critical of my goals and dreams simply do not understand the higher purpose to which I have been called.

In the game of life, nothing is less important than the score at halftime.

Everybody wants to reach the top of the mountain, but there is no growth at the peak. It is in the valley that we slog through the lush grass and rich soil, learning and becoming what enables us to summit life's next peak.

Adversity is preparation for greatness.

There are generations yet unborn, whose very lives will be shifted and shaped by the moves you make and the actions you take.

It is not enough to recognize what is right and true. One must control the impulse to do what is wrong and easy.

I possess the greatest power ever bestowed upon mankind, the power of choice. Today, I choose to persist without exception. No longer will I live in a dimension of distraction, my focus blown hither and yon like a leaf on a blustery day. I know the outcome I desire. I hold fast to my dreams. I stay the course. I do not quit.

Your big picture will never be a masterpiece if you ignore the tiny brushstrokes. You're trying so hard to be successful that true success is eluding you.

Worry is just imagination used in an unproductive way.

Keep your head and heart clear. Perspective can just as easily be lost as it can be found.

People who are labeled as disrespectful do not get the same opportunities afforded to those who are labeled as respectful.

Most people think it takes a long time to change. It doesn’t. Change is immediate! Instantaneous! It may take a long time to decide to change…but change happens in a heartbeat!

We have to prepare our teenagers and our children for a world away from us. That requires explanations. That requires understanding.

I'm not saying find someone and ask them if you can mow their grass for ten dollars. I'm saying find weeds that need pulling and pull them.

And that destination for which we should strive is one of a successful life not necessarily a life of success.

We all can think of at least one kid who had great parents, a great family, and an all-around great childhood...who suddenly went crazy as soon as he left the house for college or adulthood. And nobody can figure out how or why it happened!

It is never the duty of a leader to struggle for someone else; a leader must encourage others to struggle and assure them that the struggles are worthwhile. Do battle with the challenges of your present, and you will unlock the prizes of your future.

Anytime God wanted to reach people he always used people to do it. So, anytime the Holy Spirit wants to reach other people, it is always through people.

Remember, the goal is not to raise great kids; it's to raise kids who become great adults.

The words It's not my fault! should never again come from your mouth. The words It's not my fault! have been symbolically written on the gravestones of unsuccessful people ever since Eve took her first bite of the apple.

Little things do matter. Sometimes, little things matter the most. Everybody pays a lot of attention to big things, but nobody seems to understand that big things are almost always made up of little things. When you ignore little things, they often turn into big things that have become a lot harder to handle.

After all, the seeds of depression cannot take root in a grateful heart.

A life filled with opportunities and encouragement finds more and more opportunities and encouragement, and success becomes inevitable.

When you put emphasis on compromise rather than on principle, you end up with 2/3 of the principles being implemented.

While public opinion might sway back and forth, right and wrong do not.

When confronted with a challenge, the committed heart will search for a solution. The undecided heart searches for an escape.

We think in our society today that the way people change is that they have to have a deep desire to change or that the way they change is they have to hit rock bottom. But neither of those things is true.

Much of your success in life is determined by how you choose to act in spite of how you feel.

The biggest mistakes most parents make (and believe me, I'm guilty of these too) seem very inconsequential. They're little, day-to-day things that, at the moment, don't seem like a big deal.

Circumstances do not push or pull. They are daily lessons to be studied and gleaned for new knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge and wisdom that is applied will bring about a brighter tomorrow. A person who is depressed is spending too much time thinking about the way things are now and not enough time thinking about how he wants things to be.

Beginning today, I will create a new future by creating a new me. No longer will I dwell in a pit of despair, moaning over squandered time and lost opportunity. I can do nothing about the past. My future is immediate. I will grasp it in both hands and carry it with running feet. When I am faced with the choice of doing nothing or doing something, I will always choose to act! I seize this moment. I choose now.

Well, that's why smart people get tripped up with worry and fear. Worry...fear...is just a misuse of the creative imagination that has been placed in each of us. Because we are smart and creative, we imagine all the things that could happen, that might happen, that will happen if this or that happens. See what I mean?

When a king begins to act like a king, it is not long before someone else is king! Serving is a way we can place value on one another. A wise man is a server.