Andy Andrews Quotes

… we have one life on this planet. We have one chance to live it and to contribute to the future of society and the future of life. The only "afterlife" is what other people remember of you.

To finish the moment, to find the journey's end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom. It is not the part of men, but of fanatics, or of mathematicians, if you will, to say, that, the shortness of life considered, it is not worth caring whether for so short a duration we were sprawling in want, or sitting high. Since our office is with moments, let us husband them.

The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.

Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?

Mindfulness has helped me succeed in almost every dimension of my life. By stopping regularly to look inward and become aware of my mental state, I stay connected to the source of my actions and thoughts and can guide them with considerably more intention.

Everything you do, every thought you have, every word you say creates a memory that you will hold in your body. It's imprinted on you and affects you in subtle ways - ways you are not always aware of. With that in mind, be very conscious and selective.

I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life.

Time is very precious to me. I don't know how much I have left and I have some things that I would like to say. Hopefully, at the end, I will have said something that will be important to other people too.

Be careful how you spend your time: Spend your time in nothing which you know must be repented of.

Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.

Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?

Life is too short to be wasted in finding answers. Enjoy the questions.

Too often we spend our time in the past or the future. We need to learn to live now - mentally as well as physically and spiritually.

I want the world to be better because I was here. I want my life, I want my work, my family, I want it to mean something and if you are not making someone else's life better then you are wasting your time.

Though I am always in haste, I am never in a hurry.

We're all worm bait waiting to happen. It's what you do while you wait that matters.

Don’t let your life speed out of control. Live intentionally. Do something today that will last beyond your lifetime.

There is nothing the busy man is less busied with than living; there is nothing harder to learn.

Live as if you were eternal.

Intentional living is the bridge to significance. At the end of every year, I take time out to reflect and evaluate the events of the previous year - what went well and what needed improvement. From that inventory, I lay out my next year - how I intend to live, make the best use of time and maximize adding value to others. Success asks, 'How can I add value to myself?' Significance asks, 'How can I add value to others?' It is your intention that lends itself to significance.

We are reminded that, in the fleeting time we have on this Earth, what matters is not wealth, or status, or power, or fame, but rather how well we have loved and what small part we have played in making the lives of other people better.

Wakefulness is the way to life. The fool sleeps As if he were already dead, But the master is awake And he lives forever.

when one has learned to wait patiently, one has learned to live.

Why do we spend so much of our limited time on this earth focusing on all the things that our eulogies will never cover?

Most people don't live aware lives. They live mechanical lives, mechanical thoughts - generally somebody else's - mechanical emotions, mechanical actions, mechanical reactions.