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Andy Andrews is an American author of inspirational and self-improvement books. He is also a speaker, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Andrews has written over 20 books that have sold over 10 million copies worldwide.
He was born in 1959 in Birmingham, Alabama, to a family of modest means. When he was 12 years old, his father died of cancer, and he became the houseman. At age 13, he got a job at a dry cleaner and eventually bought his clothes cleaning franchise by age 17 with help from family members.
For over 30 years, He has been a motivational speaker, giving speeches and seminars on leadership, personal growth, and success. Here are his most inspirational quotes, which will motivate you to believe in yourself and pursue your goals.
49 Most Inspiring Andy Andrews Quotes
“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
“I believe persistence is a major key to success in any great endeavor. I want to remind folks to PERSIST in whatever they are tackling at the moment!” ― Andy Andrews
“Every little thing you do or don’t do steers life onto a slightly different course.” ― Andy Andrews
“I just think it’s amazing that a person could lose everything, chasing nothing.” ― Andy Andrews
“Intention without action is an insult to those who expect the best from you.” ― Andy Andrews
“Everything you do matters to all of us forever.” ― Andy Andrews
“A life filled with opportunities and encouragement finds more and more opportunities and encouragement, and success becomes inevitable.” ― Andy Andrews
“There are no hopeless situations, only people who have grown hopeless about them. You still have choices you can make.” ― 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
“Discipline is the ability to make yourself do something you don’t want to do in order to get a result you really want to get.” ― Andy Andrews
“Life itself is a privilege, but to live life to the fullest- well, that is a choice.” ― Andy Andrews
“Your actions have value far greater than silver or gold.” ― Andy Andrews
“My life will not be an apology. It will be a statement.” ― 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.” ― Andy Andrews
“When faced with a decision, many people say they are waiting for God. But I understand, in most cases, God is waiting for me.” ― Andy Andrews
“By your hand, millions, billions of lives will be altered, caught up in a chain of events begun by you this day.” ― Andy Andrews
“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
“If you’re doing what everyone else is doing, you’re doing something wrong because most people are just doing average.” ― Andy Andrews
“It’s time to stop letting your history control your destiny.” ― Andy Andrews
“Successful people make their decisions quickly.” ― Andy Andrews
“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.” ― Andy Andrews
“Be grateful for the things you have overlooked for too long.” ― 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” – Andy Andrews
“No matter your past, you can choose your future.” ― Andy Andrews
“Can you make yourself do something you don’t want to do in order to get a result you really want?” Andy Andrews
“A grateful perspective brings happiness and abundance into a person’s life.” ― Andy Andrews
“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.” ― Andy Andrews
“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.” ― Andy Andrews
“Don’t squander your words or your thoughts.” ― Andy Andrews
“By your hand, millions – billions – of lives will be altered, caught up in a chain of events begun by you this day.” ― Andy Andrews
“I will not waste time on second thoughts. My life will not be an apology. It will be a statement.” ― Andy Andrews
“If you can understand and believe that you have made choices that took you to a place you don’t like, doesn’t it make logical sense that you can now make choices that will take you to a place you do like? So now your game becomes one of seeking wisdom and harnessing the power of that wisdom in order to make better choices.” ― Andy Andrews
“Many people ignore small stuff, claiming to have an eye on the bigger picture, never understanding that the bigger picture is composed entirely of small stuff.” ― Andy Andrews
“It is impossible for the seeds of depression to take root in a thankful heart.” ― Andy Andrews
“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.” ― Andy Andrews
“Adversity is preparation for greatness.” ― Andy Andrews
“There are generations yet unborn, whose very lives will be shifted and shaped by the moves you make and the actions you take.” ― Andy Andrews
“Whatever you focus upon increases.” ― Andy Andrews
“Life itself is a privilege but to live life to the fullest – well, that is a choice.” ― Andy Andrews
“Even in the worst time of life, if you are still breathing, that means you are still alive. If you are still here, you haven’t accomplished what is still to be accomplished. The most important part of your life is still ahead of you.” ― 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
“When confronted with a challenge, the committed heart will search for a solution. The undecided heart searches for an escape.” ― Andy Andrews
“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.” ― Andy Andrews
“Forgiveness allows you to lead your own life and choose a joyful existence.” ― Andy Andrews
“I believe that any type of education can be a great education but an education about ourselves can create something wonderful.” ― Andy Andrews
“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
“When you know that everything matters—that every move counts as much as any other—you will begin living a life of permanent purpose.” ― Andy Andrews
“Passion is a product of the heart. Passion is what helps you when you have a great dream. Passion breeds conviction and turns mediocrity into excellence! Your passion will motivate others to join you in pursuit of your dream. With passion, you will overcome insurmountable obstacles. You will become unstoppable!”
“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!”
