Quotes by
Zig Ziglar |
1926-2012 , American self-help writer
American self-help author, salesman, and motivational speaker. | 61 quotes | 4,127 visits |
Quotations
| • | F-E-A-R has two meanings: 'Forget Everything And Run' or 'Face Everything And Rise.' The choice is yours. 17 |
| • | Don't be distracted by criticism. Remember, the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you. 13 |
| • | Be strong, but not rude; Be kind, but not weak; Be bold, but not bully; Be humble, but not timid; Be proud, but not arrogant. 13 |
| • | Create a life you can’t wait to live. 12 |
| • | Everybody says they want to be free. Take the train off the tracks and it’s free but it can’t go anywhere. 8 |
| • | People don’t buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons. 8 |
| • | Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude. 7 |
| • | Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes. 7 |
| • | Money isn't the most important thing in life, but it's reasonably close to oxygen on the “gotta have it” scale. 6 |
| • | You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. 6 |
| • | When you focus on problems, you get more problems. When you focus on possibilities, you have more opportunities. 6 |
| • | There has never been a statue erected to honor a critic. 6 |
| • | Worry is the most significant factor that relates to the root of negative thinking. 5 |
| • | If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you. 5 |
| • | When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you. 5 |
| • | If God would have wanted us to live in a permissive society He would have given us Ten Suggestions and not Ten Commandments. 5 |
| • | 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. 5 |
| • | Many people spend more time in planning the wedding than they do in planning the marriage. 5 |
| • | Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side. 5 |
| • | You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win. 5 |
| • | It's not how far you fall, but how high you bounce. 5 |
| • | Be helpful. When you see a person without a smile, give him one of yours. 4 |
| • | Some people find fault like there is a reward for it. 4 |
| • | Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days. 4 |
| • | You can't have a million dollar dream with a minimum wage work ethic. 4 |
| • | It is nobler to love the person next to you than to love mankind in general. 4 |
| • | Rich people have small TVs and big libraries, and poor people have small libraries and big TVs. 4 |
| • | In many ways, effective communication begins with mutual respect, communication that inspires, encourages others to do their best. 4 |
| • | Money will buy you a bed, but not a good night's sleep, a house but not a home, a companion but not a friend. 4 |
| • | Failure doesn't mean you are a failure... it just means you haven't succeeded yet. Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street. 4 |
| • | Try to look at your weakness and convert it into your strength. That's success. 4 |
| • | You have made some mistakes and you may not be where you want to be, but that has nothing to do with your future. 4 |
| • | Making the family a top priority will invariably bring success. 4 |
| • | Don't let someone who gave up on their dreams talk you out of going after yours. 4 |
| • | When we can identify a problem and face the problem with confidence and enthusiasm, the solution is on the way. 4 |
| • | People do not wander around and then find themselves at the top of Mount Everest. 3 |
| • | You don't drown by falling in water; you only drown if you stay there. 3 |
| • | Some of us learn from other people’s mistakes and the rest of us have to be other people. 3 |
| • | Outstanding people have one thing in common: an absolute sense of mission. 3 |
| • | Make failure your teacher, not your undertaker. 3 |
| • | If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time. 3 |
| • | There are no traffic jams on the extra mile. 3 |
| • | When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there. 3 |
| • | Regardless of your lot in life, you can build something beautiful on it. 3 |
| • | Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust. 3 |
| • | Worry is interest paid before it's due. 3 |
| • | Duty makes us do things well, but love makes us do them beautifully. 3 |
| • | Failure is often the line of least persistence. 3 |
| • | When the wrong people leave your life, the right things start to happen. 3 |
| • | The key ingredient in family communication is listening, really listening. 3 |
| • | Those who won't take a chance don't have a chance. 3 |
| • | Logic won't change an emotion but action will. 3 |
| • | If you don't have daily objectives, you qualify as a dreamer. 3 |
| • | Success occurs when opportunity meets preparation. 3 |
| • | There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs. 3 |
| • | Until you are happy with who you are, you will never be happy with what you have. 3 |
| • | Every choice you make has an end result. 3 |
| • | A goal properly set is halfway reached. 3 |
| • | If you go looking for a friend, you’re going to find they’re scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you’ll find them everywhere. 3 |
| • | People often say motivation doesn’t last. Neither does bathing, that’s why we recommend it daily. 3 |
| • | You will get all you want in life, if you help enough other people get what they want. 3 |
