Zig Ziglar

It might interest you to know that the 1828 Noah Webster Dictionary identifies the optimist in complimentary terms, but says nothing about the pessimist. The word ‘pessimist’ was not in our vocabulary at that time. It’s a modern ‘invention’ which I believe we should ‘dis-invent.’

If people like you, they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you, they’ll do business with you.

Champions invariably have fervent philosophical beliefs. Philosophy, in its simplest terms, means ‘the love of wisdom.’

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.

Ability can take you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

It’s not the situation, but whether we react negative or respond positive to the situation that is important.

Part of being a winner is knowing when enough is enough. Sometimes you have to give up the fight and walk away, and move on to something that’s more productive.

The most important investment you can make is in yourself.

Successful people tend to become more successful because they are always thinking about their successes.

It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all-in which case, you fail by default.

Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.

The starting point of all achievement is desire.

Fortunately, problems are an everyday part of our life. Consider this: If there were no problems, most of us would be unemployed.

Due diligence equals increasing your financial IQ daily.

Think BIG! You are going to be thinking anyway, so think BIG!

I love when people underestimate me and then become pleasantly surprised.

Dream won’t work unless you do.

You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life.

If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.