Zig Ziglar

If God would have wanted us to live in a permissive society He would have given us Ten Suggestions and not Ten Commandments.

FEAR has two meanings: ‘Forget Everything And Run’ or ‘Face Everything And Rise.’ The choice is yours.

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

We need to understand the difference between discipline and punishment. Punishment is what you do to someone; discipline is what you do for someone.

Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.

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.

A new day is here. Yesterday is a memory. Tomorrow is unknown. Now is the knowing.

Yes, we can

One thing a lot of people don’t know about me is that I’m a driver… I love driving.. I’m driven.

You combine hard work, creativity, and self-determination, and things start to happen.

I was afraid to show you this 300 acres that I just purchased that I’m building my first community on – my first five properties on – because I felt like it would be shut down.

When somebody challenges you, fight back. Be brutal, be tough.

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.

Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.

If you have a dream, don’t let anybody take it away.

In any situation, the best thing you can do is the right thing; the next best thing you can do is the wrong thing; the worst thing you can do is nothing.

I gave up the guitar in 1965. Didn’t want to see a guitar. I’d go out and get drunk. When I came out of the heart surgery, the doc said, “Promise me you’ll work hard.” I said, “I thought working hard is what got me here.” He said, “No, working is what will keep you alive.”

You can do it all. Don’t ever let anyone limit you. As long as you are authentic to you, do you.

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.

Projecting your mind into a successful situation is the most powerful means to achieve goals.

Some of us learn from other people’s mistakes and the rest of us have to be other people.