Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dan Fouts

So much of what you do physically happens because you've thought about it and mentally prepared for it.

Dan Gable

There is no mat space for malcontents or dissenters. One must neither celebrate insanely when he wins, nor sulk when he loses. He accepts victory professionally, humbly; he hates defeat, but makes no poor display of it.

Cyril Falls

The very exercise of leadership fosters capacity for it.

Cornelius Nepos

The power is detested, and miserable the life, of him who wishes to be feared rather than to be loved.

Andrew Greeley

The leadership lost its nerve. Instead of taking the lead in the reform movement... they pulled the plug on it. They tried and are still trying to return the church to the dry ice of the previous century and a half.

Andy Stanley

No one ever has the resources they need.

Andy Stanley

Every story of change there is always someone who didn't have the resources or the network they needed and did something anyway.

Andy Stanley

"How" is what kills vision and dreams. Don't ask "How" until we figure out the "What". The "How" can kill the "What".

Andy Stanley

Resources follow vision.

Andy Stanley

If a leader goes with their gut, it should be after listening first to people they trust.

Andy Stanley

If you want to know if I'm a Godly man, follow me home.

Andy Stanley

Charisma on stage is not necessarily evidence of the Holy Spirit.

Andy Stanley

When the house is on fire, don't tell me what your spiritual gift is. Just grab a hose and put out the fire.

Andy Stanley

In a volunteer organization there has to be time for community.

Andy Stanley

Two primary ways to keep volunteers motivated - Food and T-shirts.

Andy Stanley

We ask our volunteers, "Do you work here?" They say, "Not yet."

Andy Stanley

The more you expect from a volunteer the more you get.

Andy Stanley

If you are a local church or non-profit, you live and die with volunteers.

Andy Stanley

We always have more ideas than we can fund.

Andy Stanley

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.

Andy Stanley

There is an inexorable correlation between leadership and change.

Andy Stanley

Every local church has a leader but it seems so few local churches are being led.

Andy Stanley

Blame is a change-avoidance strategy.

Andy Stanley

We want time in with our kids not time out.

Andy Stanley

There is a big difference between being a leader and actually leading.

Andy Stanley

What is this generation of students worth? It's worth everything.

Andy Stanley

The reason we're here today is because years ago God broke Reggie Joiner's heart over the state of children.

Andy Stanley

My kids think you are always supposed to be in a small group and lead one.

Andy Stanley

God uses broken-hearted leaders.

Andy Stanley

Me and Sandra are thoroughly satisfied customers as parents of kids who came through this Orange model.

Andy Stanley

We are not all leaders. We are called leaders.

Andy Stanley

You are where you are because the generation before you paid attention to their broken heart.

Andy Stanley

Who are you and what breaks your heart?