Zig Ziglar

You are what you are and you are where you are because of what has gone into your mind. You change what you are and you change where you are by changing what goes into your mind.

Go as far as you can see and you will see further.

Research indicates that employees have three prime needs: Interesting work, recognition for doing a good job, and being let in on things that are going on in the company.

Don’t become a wandering generality. Be a meaningful specific.

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.

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

You’ll find out that nothing that comes easy is worth a dime. As a matter of fact, I never saw a football player make a tackle with a smile on his face. Never.

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.

Success is…knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds that benefit others.

The young athlete who aspires to greatness, generally speaking, learns a number of things from several different coaches. The first one taught him the fundamentals; the second one instilled discipline in him and taught him more of the techniques that must be mastered to excel.

Do not attempt to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.

You either get bitter or you get better. It’s that simple. You either take what has been dealt to you and allow it to make you a better person, or you allow it to tear you down. The choice does not belong to fate, it belongs to you.

If you really believe it – go for it.

You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.

Failure to plan ahead on your part does not create an emergency on my part.

As youngsters, my mother taught her children that while we might not be the smartest people around, we could be courteous, polite and considerate of others.

Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.

New information makes new and fresh ideas possible.

Be grateful for what you have and stop complaining – it bores everybody else, does you no good, and doesn’t solve any problems.

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

The way to succeed is to double your error rate.