Andrew Matthews Quotes & Sayings

There are two parts to the equation: feel good + take action. The ancient Sufi proverb says; Trust in Allah, but first tie your camel to a post. — Andrew Matthews

One person sees the beautiful view and the other sees the dirty window — Andrew Matthews

To find, you have to seek. If you have lost your life direction, you probably won't find it between drinks at the local bar. Give yourself a break some time and space to examine what counts for you. — Andrew Matthews

Assume that every problem in your life is a lesson to make you stronger. Then you never feel like a victim. — Andrew Matthews

WHAT THE MIND OF MAN CAN CONCEIVE AND BELIEVE, IT CAN ACHIEVE. YOU BECOME WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT MOST OF THE TIME. — Andrew Matthews

The best thing you can do for the poor is..not be one of them — Andrew Matthews

The happiest people don't bother about whether life is unfair. They just concentrate on what they have. — Andrew Matthews

I used to imagine that if I got up early enough in the morning and went to Pebbly Beach, I'd find my special someone walking along the shore front, waiting. But she was never there. — Andrew Matthews

Your beliefs determine your quality of life — Andrew Matthews

It's not what happens to you that determines your happiness. It's how you think about what happens to you. — Andrew Matthews

Whenever we doubt our own ability to achieve, it is worthwile pondering the obstacles that others have overcome. To name a few ...
*Napoleon overcame his considerable handicap, his tiny stature, to lead his conquering armies across Europe.
*Abraham Lincon failed in business aged 31, lost a legislative race and 32, again failed in business at 34, had his sweetheart die when he was 35, had a nervous breakdown at 36, lost congressional races aged 43, 46 and 48, lost a senatorial race at 55, failed in his efforts to become vice president of the U.S.A aged 56 and lost a further senatorial contest at 58. At 60 years of age he was elected president of the U.S.A and is now remembered as one of the great leaders in world history.
*Winston Churchill was a poor student with a speech impediment. Not only did he win a Nobel Prize at 24, but he became one of the most inspiring speakers of recent times.
It is not where you start that counts, but where you choose to finish. — Andrew Matthews

Is it easy? Usually not. But you don't forgive people for their benefit. You do it for your benefit. — Andrew Matthews

It sounds romantic finding the meaning of life in Tibet, but enlightenment in Tibet is for Tibetans! The meaning of life for most of us is probably in the suburbs. — Andrew Matthews

When we think everything is going wrong, it usually isn't. We just can't see the whole picture. — Andrew Matthews

Whatever thoughts are causing you pain, they are only thoughts. You can change a thought. — Andrew Matthews

Life is not THAT serious..let's take humor more seriously ! — Andrew Matthews

People who do not love themselves can adore others, because adoration is making someone else big and ourselves small. They can desire others, because desire comes out of sense of inner incompleteness, which demands to be filled. But they can not love others, because love is an affirmation of the living growing being in all of us. If you don't have it, you cant give it. — Andrew Matthews

You don't find happiness in the absence of problems. You find happiness in spite of problems. — Andrew Matthews

BE GRATEFUL, FORGIVE PEOPLE, LOVE MORE, BLAME LESS AND BELIEVE THINGS WILL WORK OUT! — Andrew Matthews