Andy Andrews Quotes
Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do something you don't necessarily want to do, to get a result you would really like to have.
Every single thing you do matters. You have been created as one of a kind. You have been created in order to make a difference. You have within you the power to change the world.
When confronted with a challenge, the committed heart will search for a solution. The undecided heart searches for an escape.
When faced with a decision, many people say they are waiting for God. But I understand, in most cases, God is waiting for me.
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!
There are generations yet unborn, whose very lives will be shifted and shaped by the moves you make and the actions you take.
Keep your head and heart clear. Perspective can just as easily be lost as it can be found.
Remember, the goal is not to raise great kids; it's to raise kids who become great adults.
Ask yourself this question everyday: What is it about me that other people would change if they could?
Do battle with the challenges of your present, and you will unlock the prizes of your future.
If you worry about what other people think of you, then you will have more confidence in their opinion than you have in your own.
Much of your success in life is determined by how you choose to act in spite of how you feel.
Poor is the man whose future depends on the opinions and permission of others. Remember this, if you are afraid of criticism, you will die doing nothing!
Are you smiling when you talk? Try it today, and I guarantee you will notice a difference in your life.
Everybody wants to make a difference, but nobody wants to be different. And you simply cannot have one without the other.
Whatever you focus upon, increases......When you focus on the things you need, you'll find those needs increasing......A grateful perspective brings happiness and abundance into a person's life.
If I associate with chickens, I will learn to scratch at the ground and squabble over crumbs. If I associate with eagles, I will learn to soar to great heights.
The situations that have been the biggest wins for me have been because I was forced to think differently.
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.
By your hand, millions - billions - of lives will be altered, caught up in a chain of events begun by you this day.
The very beating of your heart has meaning and purpose. Your actions have value far greater than silver or gold.
There are no hopeless situations, sweetheart, only people who have grown hopeless about them. You still have choices you can make.
Successful people make their decisions quickly and change their minds slowly. Failures make their decisions slowly and change their minds quickly.
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.
It is not enough to recognize what is right and true. One must control the impulse to do what is wrong and easy.
Adversity builds muscle. Adversity creates strength. Adversity, it turns out, is preparation for success.
Jesus is Jesus. So, I'm not sure I'd get into the business of making somebody into Jesus. That's just me.
If, in fact, it is what's inside us that makes all the difference, then the difference is made when we choose what goes inside.
Remember, young man, experience is not the best teacher. Other people's experience is the best teacher. By reading about the lives of great people, you can unlock the secrets to what made them great.
To be great at whatever it is that you do, it's going to take some discipline to separate yourself from the average.
Those who are critical of my goals and dreams simply do not understand the higher purpose to which I have been called.
People who are labeled as disrespectful do not get the same opportunities afforded to those who are labeled as respectful.
You have chosen the pathway to your present destination. The responsibility for your situation is yours.
People tend to read books about a guy who goes back in time or a guy who is living under a pier.
When you know that everything matters—that every move counts as much as any other—you will begin living a life of permanent purpose.
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
I will not waste time on second thoughts. My life will not be an apology. It will be a statement.
Even a small amount of perspective can change our lives. Because even the smallest amount of perspective can change how we are able to navigate hard times.