Zig Ziglar

“Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.”

“Of course motivation is not permanent. But then, neither is bathing; but it is something you should do on a regular basis.”

“If you aim at nothing, you'll hit it every time.”

“When you catch a glimpse of your potential, that's when passion is born.”

“Little men with little minds and little imaginations go through life in little ruts, smugly resisting all changes which would jar their little worlds.”

“Do more than you are being paid to do, and you'll eventually be paid more for what you do.”

“Send out a cheerful, positive greeting, and most of the time you will get back a cheerful, positive greeting. It's also true that if you send out a negative greeting, you will, in most cases, get back a negative greeting.”

“Honesty and integrity are by far the most important assets of an entrepreneur.”

“If you want to earn more, learn more.”

“The successful business executive can handle challenges and solve problems at a remarkable clip.”

“There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.”

“You are who you are and what you are because of what has gone into your mind. You can change who you are and what you are by changing what goes into your mind.”

“We hear tears loudly on this side of Heaven. What we don't take time to contemplate are the even louder cheers on the other side of death's valley.”

“Every choice you make has an end result.”

“I am convinced after more than 50 years in the field of motivation that anyone who wants to learn to look at life and/or their circumstances in a positive light can do so.”

“When you give directives to a child, especially a teenager, you must consider the nature of your child.”

“Wally Amos is the classic example of a man who gets up again and again.”

“Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side.”

“Selling is something we do for our clients - not to our clients.”

“You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure.”

“He climbs highest who helps another up.”

“Money isn't the most important thing in life, but it's reasonably close to oxygen on the 'gotta have it' scale.”

“We need to understand the difference between discipline and punishment. Punishment is what you do to someone; discipline is what you do for someone.”

“It might interest you to know that the 1828 Noah Webster Dictionary identifies the optimist in complimentary terms, but says nothing about the pessimist. The word 'pessimist' was not in our vocabulary at that time. It's a modern 'invention' which I believe we should 'dis-invent.'”

“True success has more components than one sentence or idea can contain.”

“I've got to confess I'm a pragmatic optimist myself.”

“The person who dumps garbage into your mind will do you considerably more harm than the person who dumps garbage on your floor, because each load of mind garbage negatively impacts your possibilities and lowers your expectations.”

“As youngsters, my mother taught her children that while we might not be the smartest people around, we could be courteous, polite and considerate of others.”

“I'm a constant learner. You need to be a constant student because things change and you have to change and grow. And I emphasize the word 'grow.'”

“All one needs to do is read - books, magazines, research the Internet - and pay attention to the influencers in their lives to discover the myriad people of strong moral character who have and still are making positive, meaningful contributions and differences in our world.”

“Remember that failure is an event, not a person.”

“Selling is essentially a transfer of feelings.”

“Problem-solving becomes a very important part of our makeup as we grow into maturity or move up the corporate ladder.”

“Courage is on display every day, and only the courageous wring the most out of life.”

“Take one cup of love, two cups of loyalty, three cups of forgiveness, four quarts of faith and one barrel of laughter. Take love and loyalty and mix them thoroughly with faith; blend with tenderness, kindness and understanding. Add friendship and hope. Sprinkle abundantly with laughter. Bake it with...”

“Husbands and wives, first be faithful to each other. Second, keep the romance going all of your life by courting each other every day.”

“It makes no difference where you go, there you are. And it makes no difference what you have, there’s always more to want. Until you are happy with who you are, you will never be happy because of what you have.”

“Your understanding of what you read and hear is, to a very large degree, determined by your vocabulary, so improve your vocabulary daily.”

“My favorite writers are all Jews - David, Solomon, Matthew, Mark - well, you get the picture.”

“You were born to win, but to be a winner you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.”

“If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost.”

“Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be. If we do our best, we are a success.”

“Success is dependent upon the glands - sweat glands.”

“There's never been a doctor who served many patients who, despite their best efforts, did not lose some of them to death. But they understood that was part of life itself.”

“Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.”

“It will be disastrous when a leader or manager shows up with one attitude one day and treats people with a different attitude the next day.”

“Try to look at your weakness and convert it into your strength. That's success.”

“It's absolutely true that unless you can instill discipline upon yourself, you will never be able to lead others.”

“With integrity, you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity, you will do the right thing, so you will have no guilt.”

“If you can dream it, then you can achieve it. You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.”

“You don't drown by falling into water. You only drown if you stay there.”

“Earl Nightingale has inspired more people toward success and fortune than any other motivational speaker on the planet.”

“When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.”

“I've always taught that a poor economy is the best opportunity for salespeople because the naysayers and grumblers have already given up, leaving more territory, more opportunities to be successful than in a good economy when virtually all salespeople are out there, giving it their best.”

“People who have good relationships at home are more effective in the marketplace.”

“Whether it's eight o'clock in the morning or eight o'clock at night, I always try to greet others before they have a chance to speak to me.”

“Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.”

“Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.”

“Research indicates that employees have three prime needs: Interesting work, recognition for doing a good job, and being let in on things that are going on in the company.”

“We all prospect, and don't even know we're doing it. When you start the dating process, you are actually prospecting for the person you want to marry. When you're interviewing employees, you are prospecting for someone who will best fit your needs.”

“You can make positive deposits in your own economy every day by reading and listening to powerful, positive, life-changing content and by associating with encouraging and hope-building people.”

“Yesterday ended last night. Today is a brand-new day.”

“I once dieted so religiously I quit eating in church.”

“Make today worth remembering.”

“Be careful not to compromise what you want most for what you want now.”

“Fortunately, problems are an everyday part of our life. Consider this: If there were no problems, most of us would be unemployed.”

“If you go looking for a friend, you're going to find they're very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere.”

“There is a certain amount of dissatisfaction that goes with knowing your time, talent and abilities are not being properly used.”

“You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.”

“The relationships we have with people are extremely important to success on and off the job.”

“Some people do really find fault like there's a reward for it.”

“Personal discipline, when it becomes a way of life in our personal, family, and career lives, will enable us to do some incredible things.”