Zig Ziglar

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, men of power are feared, but only men of character are trusted.

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

Concentrated thoughts produce desired results.

We cannot start over, but we can begin now and make a new ending.

Yes, it’s absolutely true that anything worth doing is worth doing poorly – until you can learn to do it well.

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

When you do your best to live out your dreams, you inspire others to do the same.

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

Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconcious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character

Be so good they can’t ignore you.

As an entrepreneur, I choose my teachers carefully, very carefully. I am extremely cautious of the people with whom I spend my time and to whom I listen.

You must go forth into the world, with passion, courage in your conviction, and most importantly be true to yourself. I did it!

Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously and never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop this picture!

There will be times when your best isn’t your good enough. There can be many reasons for this, but as long as you give your best you’ll be OK.

You are what you think about all day long.

Knowledge is that which benefits, not that which is memorised.

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

That one by one by one we can defuse this nuclear bomb of hate that we’re in as a society by thinking of everyone as our family.

Hofstadter’s Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter’s Law.

I’ve never been terribly interested in why people give, because their motivation is rarely what it seems to be, and it’s almost never true altruism.

Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately.