Here is some inspirational Andy Andrews quotes to give you the fuel you need to go after your dreams. Andy Andrews is a true inspiration. He has overcome some serious challenges and joins other top American influencers like Bob Proctor and Earl Nightingale.
In 1978, aged just 19 Andy Andrews lost both his parents just a few months apart. The young Andy Andrews suddenly had to deal with a double dose of grief plus economic hardship.
Although these were challenging times for Andrews, he pulled through and is today consulted upon by big corporations. He is a best selling author and an internationally acclaimed speaker.
Andy Andrews Books
Andy Andrews has published several self help books to include:
- The Traveler’s Gift
- The Noticer: Sometimes, all a person needs is a little perspective
- The Bottom of the Pool: Thinking Beyond Your Boundaries to Achieve Extraordinary Results
- How Do You Kill 11 Million People?: Why the Truth Matters More Than You Think
- The Heart Mender: A Story of Second Chances
Whilst we cannot all consult directly with Andy Andrews, we can still access his message through his books and spoken words. Let’s dig into Andy Andrews quotes for some life lessons. The aim is not to skim through to the bottom of the page but to absorb and internalise these words of wisdom.
Andy Andrews Quotes 1-40
- “When confronted with a challenge, the committed heart will search for a solution. The undecided heart searches for an escape.” – Andy Andrews
- “Intention without action is an insult to those who expect the best from you.” –Andy Andrews
- “Everybody wants to reach the peak, but there is no growth on the top of a mountain. 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.”
- “Look son, I’m not saying that you should live your life according to the whims of others. I am simply pointing out that if you are to become a person of influence – if you want people to believe the things you believe or buy what you are selling – then others must at least be comfortable around you. A successful life has a great deal to do with perspective. And another person’s perspective about you can sometimes be as important as your perspective about yourself.”
- “Most folks figure a true friend is someone who accepts them as they are. But that’s dangerous garbage to believe… a true friend holds you to a higher standard. A true friend brings out the best in you.”
- “A best friend will tell you the truth, and a wise best friend will include a healthy dose of perspective.”
- “A people – all lives – are either in a crisis, coming out of a crisis or headed for a crisis.”
- “The seeds of depression cannot take root in a grateful heart.”- Andy Andrews
- “One way to define wisdom is the ability to see, into the future, the consequences of your choices in the present.”- Andy Andrews
- “Most people can tell the difference between good and bad. However, it takes a truly wise person to discern that oh-so-thin line between good and best.”- Andy Andrews
- “Nothing filters the true person like friends.”- Andy Andrews
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- “Have you ever heard the saying ‘Don’t sweat the small stuff’?… I’m here to tell you that you’d better. See, the small stuff is what makes up the larger picture of our lives.”
- “Despite popular belief to the contrary, there is absolutely no power in intention… There is no difference in the person who intends to do things differently and the one who never thinks about it in the first place. Have you ever considered how often we judge ourselves by our intentions while we judge others by their actions? Yet intention without action is an insult to those who expect the best from you.”- Andy Andrews
- “Forgiveness will be in the hands of others and can be given to you, but trust and respect are in your hands… and must be earned.”- Andy Andrews
- “You must become a person that others want to be around! This is far and away the greatest success secret in existence.”- Andy Andrews
- “Most people fail at whatever they attempt because of an undecided heart. Should I? Should I not? Go forward? Go back? Success requires the emotional balance of a committed heart. When confronted with a challenge, the committed heart will search for a solution. The undecided heart searches for an escape.
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. -Andy Andrews, The Traveler’s Gift” ― Andy Andrews - “Everybody wants to be on the mountaintop, but if you’ll remember, mountaintops are rocky and cold. There is no growth on the top of a mountain. Sure, the view is great, but what’s a view for? A view just gives us a glimpse of our next destination-our next target. But to hit that target, we must come off the mountain, go through the valley, and begin to climb the next slope. 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.” ― Andy Andrews, The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective
- “Remember, whatever you focus upon, increases…When you focus on the things you need, you’ll find those needs increasing. If you concentrate your thoughts on what you don’t have, you will soon be concentrating on other things that you had forgotten you don’t have-and feel worse! If you set your mind on loss, you are more likely to lose…But a grateful perspective brings happiness and abundance into a person’s life.”
― Andy Andrews, The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective - “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.”
― Andy Andrews, The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective - “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.”
― Andy Andrews, The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective - “Your time on this earth is a gift to be used wisely. Don’t squander your words or your thoughts. Consider that even the simplest actions you take for your lives matter beyond measure…and they matter forever.”
― Andy Andrews, The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective - “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”
― Andy Andrews - “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!” ― Andy Andrews, The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective
- People who other people value get job offers, they get opportunities, and they get encouragement all because they are valued.-Andy Andrews
- “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”
- “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!”
- “Everybody wants to be on the mountaintop, but if you’ll remember, mountaintops are rocky and cold. There is no growth on the top of a mountain. Sure, the view is great, but what’s a view for? A view just gives us a glimpse of our next destination-our next target. But to hit that target, we must come off the mountain, go through the valley, and begin to climb the next slope. 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.”
- “Remember, whatever you focus upon, increases…When you focus on the things you need, you’ll find those needs increasing. If you concentrate your thoughts on what you don’t have, you will soon be concentrating on other things that you had forgotten you don’t have-and feel worse! If you set your mind on loss, you are more likely to lose…But a grateful perspective brings happiness and abundance into a person’s life.”-
- “In desperate times, much more than anything else, folks need perspective. For perspective brings calm. Calm leads to clear thinking. Clear thinking yields new ideas. And ideas produce the bloom…of an answer. Keep your head and heart clear. Perspective can just as easily be lost as it can be found.”- Andy Andrews
- “Successful people make their decisions quickly and change their minds slowly. Failures make their decisions slowly and change their minds quickly.”- Andy Andrews- The Travelers’ Gift
- “When faced with a decision, many people say they are waiting for God. But I understand, in most cases, God is waiting for me.” ―
- “See, the ‘small stuff’ is what makes up the larger picture of our lives. Many people are like you, young man. But their perspective is distorted. They ignore ‘small stuff,’ claiming to have an eye on the bigger picture, never understanding that the bigger picture is composed of nothing more than-are you ready?- ‘small stuff’.”- Andy Andrews
- “Life itself is a privilege, but to live life to the fullest- well, that is a choice.”- Andy Andrews
- “While it is true that most people never see or understand the difference they make, or sometimes only imagine their actions having a tiny effect, every single action a person takes has far-reaching consequences.”- Andy Andrews
- “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.”―
- “I will not waste time on second thoughts. My life will not be an apology. It will be a statement.” ―
- “When you know that everything matters—that every move counts as much as any other—you will begin living a life of permanent purpose.” ―
- “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.” ―
- “Wisdom can be gathered on your downtime. Wisdom that can change the very course of your life will come from the people you are around, the books you read, and the things you listen to or watch on radio or television.”- Andy Andrews
- “You have been created in order that you might make a difference. You have within you the power to change the world.”-Andy Andrews The Butterfly Effect
Andy Andrews wants us to embrace life, to realise our dreams. May you find inspiration from his story and his quotes. Thanks for stopping by, kindly share the inspiration with others, you may just turn someone’s life around!
