Zig Ziglar Quotes

Always do the right thing, always be exciting, always be encouraging, and always be learning something new.

Concentrated thoughts produce desired results.

Success means doing the best we can with what we have.

Every choice you make has an end result.

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

If there were no problems, most of us would be unemployed.

One of the greatest disasters of our time is our universal acceptance of the word "tolerance" as a great virtue.

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 sunshine. Wrap it regularly with lots of hugs. Serve generous helpings daily.

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

The only thing worse than losing an employee you have trained is keeping an employee you haven't trained.

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

Many times our weaknesses are extensions of our strengths.

Unless you have a definite, precise, clearly set goals, you are not going to realize the maximum potential that lies within you.

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

Though I am not always responsible for what happens to me, I am responsible for how I handle what happens to me.

I'm convinced that what kids need today are parents - not buddies. They need someone who will exercise mature judgment.

When I discipline myself to eat properly, live morally, exercise regularly, grow mentally and spiritually, and not put any drugs or alcohol in my body, I have given myself the freedom to be at my best, perform at my best, and reap all the rewards that go along with it.

When there is hope in the future, there is power in the present, and since hope is the foundational quality of all change, there is considerable reason to be excited.

Life is about balance. Be kind, but don’t let people abuse you. Trust, but don’t be deceived. Be content, but never stop improving yourself.

Your gratitude attitude determines your life altitude.

Failure doesn't come from falling down, failure comes from not getting up

There is no such thing as a lazy person; he is either sick or uninspired.

Hard times always uncover the basic goodness and evil of the day.

It's a great day! And if you don't think it's a great day, just try missing one.

I believe that being successful means having a balance of success stories across the many areas of your life. You can't truly be considered successful in your business life if your home life is in shambles.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if our mind growled like our stomach does when it is hungry?

Our daily objectives should include an honest effort to improve on yesterday.

When you forgive somebody else you accept the responsibility for your own future.

Remember that failure is an event, not a person.

Boats in the harbor are safe but that is not what they are meant for.

Life is a ladder, it's not a bed

You cannot rise about your words. A lot of people use foul, pornographic, filthy, language and you SEE, all of those words paint pictures and they reveal the internal thinking of the person on the inside. YOU cannot RISE (forward, onward upward) above your words.

Too many people spend more time planning how to get the job than on how to become productive and successful in that job.

Getting knocked down in life is a given. Getting up and moving forward is a choice.

When you make people feel important, you're going to be ahead of the game.

Life is a classroom -- only those who are willing to be lifelong learners will move to the head of the class.

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

You can only see in others what is inside of you.

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.

The greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing because you think you can only do a little.

Success must never be measured by how much money you have.

Be there for your kids. Later, when you need them, they'll be there for you.

Far too many people make promises they can never keep. They may have the best intentions in the world to keep their promise-but if they have not made a plan to keep it, they will not be able to do it.

There has never been a statue erected to honor a critic.

Happiness is not something you find, but rather something you create.

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

Remember, what you say comes back to you.

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