Zig Ziglar

Outstanding people have one thing in common: An absolute sense of mission.

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

Happiness is the ability to move forward knowing the future will be better than the past.

Rich people have small TVs and big libraries, and poor people have small libraries and big TVs.

The relationships we have with people are extremely important to success on and off the job.

Husbands and wives, have fun with each other. I’m convinced it makes all the difference in the world.

A goal properly set is halfway reached.

Rise early, work hard, strike oil.

Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket.

It’s better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you’ll drift in that direction.

If you are not personally free to be yourself in that most important of all human activities … the expression of love … then life itself loses its meaning.

With integrity, you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity, you will do the right thing, so you will have no guilt.

Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

The relationships we have with people are extremely important to success on and off the job.

Make sure the product is worth your energy.

I know for sure that what we dwell on is who we become.

I have learned that what is essential can sometimes be invisible to the eye. That’s where discernment comes in.

Creativity and control can go hand in hand.

A plan is always successful if the plan is good.

Take action. Every story you’ve ever connected with, every leader you’ve ever admired, every puny little thing that you’ve ever accomplished is the result of taking action. You have a choice. You can either be a passive victim of circumstance or you can be the active hero of your own life.

It’s absolutely true that unless you can instill discipline upon yourself, you will never be able to lead others.