Andy Stanley Quotes
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You have not been called to change the world, but you have been called to change something.
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If you're not looking forward to church this morning perhaps it's time to look for a church.
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Your devotion to God is illustrated, demonstrated, and authenticated by your love for others.
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Being a sinner does not disqualify you from following Jesus. It's a prerequisite.
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When you start thinking you're a big shot, you wash more feet.
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Who are you and what breaks your heart?
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We rob ourselves when we make decisions in the moment with no thought of how those decisions will impact our futures.
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If fear causes you to retreat from your dreams, you will never give the world anything new.
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Two things make a relationship providential: when we hear from God through someone and when we see God in someone.
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I can go further and faster with someone coaching me than I can on my own.
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When your memories exceed your dreams, the end is near.
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A fool is a person who knows the difference between right and wrong, and chooses to do wrong.
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Telling someone they're wrong is not the same as leading or inspiring them to do what's right.
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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.
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Blame enables us to smuggle our issues into our future.
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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.
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Will I allow my fear to bind me to mediocrity?
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Let me take some pressure off. Your problem is not discipline. Your problem is not organization. Your problem is not that you have yet to stumble upon the perfect schedule. And your problem is not that the folks at home demand too much of your time. The problem is this: there’s not enough time to get everything done that you’re convinced—or others have convinced you—needs to get done.
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Uncertainty in a leader is always magnified in the heart of the follower.
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When you harness your leadership skill to your broken heart change happens.
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Direction, not intention determines your destination.
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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.
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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.
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God, I want what you want more than I want what I want.
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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.
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Loyalty publicly results in leverage privately.
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Your leadership development strategy is perfectly designed to produce the caliber of leader you currently have.
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Every local church has a leader but it seems so few local churches are being led.
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The insecure leader will interpret critical thinking as critiscism.
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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.
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