519 Quotes by Andy Stanley

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

Geographically speaking, you can’t get to where you want to be unless you know where you are the begin with. You need a reference point. Similarly, you can’t get to where you want to be in life until you are willing to admit where you are to begin with. Self-deception makes that next to impossible.

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

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.

Be who you are. But be the very best communicator you can possibly be. To do that you must be willing to sacrifice what’s comfortable-what has become part of your style-for the sake of what is effective.

Generosity helps us make a concerted effort to keep the needs of others in the forefront of our thinking. Not for guilt’s sake, but for the sake of being good stewards of the resources we have been privileged to manage.

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

The love of Christ comes from simple people who love simple people. Never be fooled by the spiritual leader who knows a lot but doesn’t love a lot.

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.