Zig Ziglar Quotes

“The right quote can inspire people to change their ways.”

“The most destitute person in the world is the one without a smile.”

“For 24 years of my adult life, by choice I weighed well over 200 pounds. I say 'by choice' because I have never 'accidentally' eaten anything, so when I choose to eat too much, I have chosen to weigh too much.”

“Great quotes make the light bulb go off in my mind. If you're like me, you'll jump at the chance to bypass all the churning and scoop the cream right off the top ~ that is what quotes are . . . the cream of our learning!”

“You must manage yourself before you can lead someone else.”

“If my life has had a theme, I suppose it has been a typical American theme in that, for most of it, I have been looking for happiness and success.”

“A smile is your greatest social asset.”

“When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.”

“The solution is to change from the negative to the positive and one way to do that is to remember that failure is an event - it is not a person. Another way is to understand that your child might make a mistake, but the child is not a mistake”

“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.”

“I believe Success is achieved by ordinary people with Extraordinary Determination.”

“By the mile it's a trial, but by the inch it's a cinch.”

“When you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear. When you do the right things in the right way you have nothing to lose because you have nothing to fear.”

“Statistics suggest that when customers complain, business owners and managers ought to get excited about it. The complaining customer represents a huge opportunity for more business.”

“Goals are the links in the chain that connect activity to accomplishment.”

“Two sure ways to fail- Think and never do or do and never think.”

“Every obnoxious act is a cry for help.”

“Remember, you can earn more money, but when time is spent it is gone forever.”

“In many ways, effective communication begins with mutual respect, communication that inspires, encourages others to do their best.”

“Everything that occurs teaches and prepares you for the next stage of life. Nothing is lost.”

“Spend time with those you love. One of these days you will say either, 'I wish I had', or 'I'm glad I did.'”

“Look at the bright side no matter how old you are, you are younger than you'll ever be again.”

“Quite frequently, he who goes too fast gets there too late - or not at all.”

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

“Just saying you are better than good won't make it so. But, when you understand what it takes to live the better than good life, and you apply yourself, your life will truly be better than good.”