Andy Stanley Quotes

Fear is an inhibitor that has kept more people from fulfilling their destiny than any other one emotion.

Mediocrity scares me. It's the fear of not being as good as you want to be. If you give over to that fear, it will sabotage you. As much as I can, I try to use that fear to guide me.

Get more confidence by doing things that excite and frighten you.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

I just feel it's a shame to let fear get in your way and stop you achieving things.

Your playing small does not serve the world. Who are you not to be great?

The comfort zone takes our greatest aspirations and turns them into excuses for not bothering to aspire.

The results you produce in life are inversely proportional to the degree to which you are intimidated.

You can't be held captive by the fear of failure or the fear of what people may say.

Fear is your greatest obstacle - so question your fear. If it does not serve your greatest life then do not make it your master.

I am consumed with the fear of failing. Reaching deep down and finding confidence has made all my dreams come true.

I realised it was only me who was stopping myself from living my life.

At first I wasn't sure that I had the talent, but I did know I had a fear of failure, and that fear compelled me to fight off anything that might abet it.

But I love being scared. I think you're brave only when you do things that scare you. I've always used fear as a motivator. I'm not sure why.

You take all the things that frighten you, and when you can get them to work for you all of sudden people are calling you a success.

Oftentimes, people stay where they are in life simply because of fear. But do you know that fear isn't reality? It's only a thought in your mind.

There were certainly things I was scared to do, but I never thought I wasn't up for the challenge.

If something scares me, then I have to do it.

One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do.

I have found great power in taking my 'difference' out for a spin in a very public way. And usually, the worst, most personally embarrassing thing you imagine in your mind is often not anywhere near as bad in real life.

I think the moments that are difficult for anybody are when you see what your life could be, if only you had the courage to take the steps needed.

The more I do, the more frightened I get. But that is essential. Otherwise why would I go on doing it?

I am grateful that I didn't let fear get the best of me. It only holds you back from possibilities and greatness.

Watching 'Girls' has just given me renewed courage.

You must do the things you think you cannot do.