Andy Stanley Quotes

Good plans shape good decisions. That's why good planning helps to make elusive dreams come true.

Don't be afraid to have a big vision, but make sure it's a clear one.

The Congress is not willing to think about the long term. They act like activist shareholders, to use that phrase again. They're not thinking about what can we do that will make us richer, safer, and stronger next year, and the year after, and five and 10 years out.

Vision is the ability to talk about the future with such clarity it is as if we are talking about the past.

Leaders make decisions that create the future they desire.

Begin with the end in mind.

I've got a long-term plan.

We can chart our future clearly and wisely only when we know the path which has led to the present.

Your ability to shape your future depends on how well you communicate where you want to be when you get there. When ideas are communicated effectively, people follow and change.

I must analyze, from what I do now, what will be the impact two or three or five years in the future. What is the statement I want to make?

I think long-term, not short-term.

The one characteristic more essential than any other is foresight... It should be the growing nation with a future which takes the long look ahead.

The ablest administrators do not merely draw logical conclusions from the array of facts of the past which their expert assistants bring to them, they have a vision of the future.

Let us not confuse objectives with methods. Too many so-called leaders of the nation fail to see the forest because of the trees. Too many of them fail to recognize the vital necessity of planning for definite objectives. True leadership calls for the setting forth of the objectives and the rallying of public opinion in support of these objectives.

It is one thing to see the forward path and another to be able to take it. But it is better to have an ambitious plan than none at all.

I've always had goals, always had visions, always had a plan, always been very strategic.

The man of action has the present, but the thinker controls the future.

Focus on where you're going and you'll know what steps to take. Focus on the steps you're taking and you won't know where you're going.

I think the biggest single thing that causes difficulty in the business world is the short-term view. We become obsessed with it. But it forces bad decisions.

With vision, every person, organization and country can flourish. The Bible says, 'Without vision we perish.’

I am a person who looks long-term, and I recognize the path we need to take. There will be moments when people are unhappy and disgruntled with some decision-making. Nonetheless, what matters most is to reach the destination. And my job as President is to see clearly where I want to go and be steadfast in my resolve to realize that vision

You politicians have got to look further ahead; you always got a Putter in your hands, when you ought to have a Driver.

The opportunist thinks of me and today. The statesman thinks of us and tomorrow.

if the way ahead is not clear, time is often the best editor of one's intentions.

If you don't have a vision, you can never be focused in a direction.