Quotes from Andy Andrews

The unmistakable truth about forgiveness is that it is not a reward that must be earned; forgiveness is a gift to be given. When I give forgiveness, I free my own spirit to release the anger and hatred harbored in my heart. By granting forgiveness, I free my spirit to pursue my future happily and unencumbered by the anchors of my past. And forgiveness, when granted to others, becomes a gift to myself.

Jones... I just don't understand. "Yes, I know that you don't," Jones replied, "but it's an odd thing you've been unable to grasp... See I'm not requiring you to understand. I am simply urging you to obey. For it is only when you obey that, eventually, you begin to understand

It is never the duty of a leader to struggle for someone else; a leader must encourage others to struggle and assure them that the struggles are worthwhile. Do battle with the challenges of your present, and you will unlock the prizes of your future.

I will greet this day with a forgiving spirit. I will forgive even those who do not ask for forgiveness.

I will seek wisdom. I will choose my friends with care.

When confronted with a challenge, the committed heart will search for a solution. The undecided heart searches for an escape.

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. I am an eagle. It is my destiny to fly.

in the game of life, nothing is less important than the score at halftime. The tragedy of life is not that man loses, but that he almost wins.

Every decision you ever made — the best ones and the worst ones — were, at their base, merely a product of your thinking at that time.

Your civilization was once alive, vibrant, productive, and borne in glory. Now look at you—a wandering, questioning pack of rebels teetering on the brink of dissolution.

THE SEVENTH DECISION FOR SUCCESS I will persist without exception.

What a person thinks is determined by how a person thinks. This is true whether the conclusion at which a person arrives is accurate, safe, and profitable — or stupid and vicious.

In Jeremiah, my Creator declares, "For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." From this day forward, I will claim a faith in the certainty of my future. Too much of my life has been spent doubting my beliefs and believing my doubts. No more! I have faith in my future. I do not look left or right. I look forward. I can only persist.

In times of adversity, you don't have a problem to deal with; you have a choice to make.

God moves mountains to create the opportunity of His choosing. It is up to you to be ready to move yourself.

I have faith in my future. I do not look left or right. I look forward. I can only persist.

Most folks figure a true friend is someone who accepts them as they are. But that's dangerous garbage to believe.

But a true friend holds you to a higher standard. A true friend brings out the best in you.

El miedo es un pobre cincel con el que labrar el futuro'".

If you do not choose, you'll end up like everyone else in the world who has never chosen. The people who do not actively choose a road to travel always default to the road everyone else is already on.

criticism is part of the price paid for leaping past mediocrity.

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.

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!