Zig Ziglar

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

It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.

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

I read the paper every day and the Bible every day; that way I know what both sides are up to.

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 don't see yourself as a winner, then you cannot perform as a winner.

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

Remember that failure is an event, not a person.

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

I have always said that everyone is in sales. Maybe you don't hold the title of salesperson, but if the business you are in requires you to deal with people, you, my friend, are in sales.

Outstanding people have one thing in common: An absolute sense of mission.

The first step in solving a problem is to recognize that it does exist.

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

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.

There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.

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

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

Confidence is going after Moby Dick in a rowboat and taking tartar sauce with you.

When you encourage others, you in the process are encouraged because you're making a commitment and difference in that person's life. Encouragement really does make a difference.

People don't buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons.

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

A goal properly set is halfway reached.

You do not pay the price of success, you enjoy the price of success.

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.

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

It's not the situation, but whether we react negative or respond positive to the situation that is important.

Until you are happy with who you are, you will never be happy because of what you have.

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

You've got to be before you can do and do before you can have.

It's not what you've got, it's what you use that makes a difference.

Time can be an ally or an enemy. What it becomes depends entirely upon you, your goals, and your determination to use every available minute.

Every choice you make has an end result.

Isn't it amazing how much stuff we get done the day before vacation?

Positive thinking will let you use the ability which you have, and that is awesome.

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

You cannot perform in a manner inconsistent with the way you see yourself.

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

The right quote can inspire people to change their ways.

Dreams grow if you grow.

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.

If you want to earn more, learn more.

Success is dependent upon the glands - sweat glands.

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.

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.

He climbs highest who helps another up.

It is true that integrity alone won't make you a leader, but without integrity you will never be one.

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

Champions invariably have fervent philosophical beliefs. Philosophy, in its simplest terms, means 'the love of wisdom.'

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

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.