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Adversity is preparation for greatness.

Andy Andrews

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Andy Andrews
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: May 22
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Motivational Speaker
Orange Beach
Alabama
Preparation
Adversity
Greatness

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When I was 19 years old, both of my parents died in the same year my mom of cancer and my dad in a car accident. Through the next two or three years and a series of bad decisions - all my own, I might add - I ended up literally homeless, before that was even a word. I even slept occasionally under a pier on the Gulf Coast.
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When you put emphasis on compromise rather than on principle, you end up with 2/3 of the principles being implemented.
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Experience is not the best teacher. Other people's experience is the best teacher.
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I will not waste time on second thoughts. My life will not be an apology. It will be a statement.
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The very beating of your heart has meaning and purpose. Your actions have value far greater than silver or gold.
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Times of calamity and distress have always been producers of the greatest men. The hardest steel is produced from the hottest fire the brightest star shreds the darkest night.
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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.
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When you know that everything matters—that every move counts as much as any other—you will begin living a life of permanent purpose.
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It isn't until you forgive what's in the past that you'll be able to receive the gift of the present
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Do battle with the challenges of your present, and you will unlock the prizes of your future.
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When a king begins to act like a king, it is not long before someone else is king! Serving is a way we can place value on one another. A wise man is a server.
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Truth is like a wild animal let it loose and it will defend itself!
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Are you smiling when you talk? Try it today, and I guarantee you will notice a difference in your life.
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What I'm doing when I'm doing my speaking engagements is that I'm delivering serious material with humor. So, instead of delivering humor without a particular point other than to entertain people, I'm delivering comedy in a serious way.
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In the game of life, nothing is less important than the score at halftime.
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We're not trying to raise good kids. We're trying to raise kids who become great adults. That's a very different thing. We all know parents who had kids that when they turned 18 left the house and went nuts.
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The biggest mistakes most parents make (and believe me, I'm guilty of these too) seem very inconsequential. They're little, day-to-day things that, at the moment, don't seem like a big deal.
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When faced with a decision, many people say they are waiting for God. But I understand, in most cases, God is waiting for me.
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You have chosen the pathway to your present destination. The responsibility for your situation is yours.
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