Zig Ziglar

The greatest source of happiness is the ability to be grateful at all times.

Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.

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

He climbs highest who helps another up.

If my life has had a theme, I suppose it has been a typical American theme in that, for most of it, I have been looking for happiness and success.

Honesty and integrity are by far the most important assets of an entrepreneur.

All young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential.

Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.

Don’t let mistakes and disappointments of the past control and direct your future.

You will have failures in your life, but it is what you do during those valleys that will determine the heights of your peaks.

Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.

Do not let anyone tell you it cannot be done. No challenge can match the heart and fight and spirit of America. We will not fail. Our country will thrive and prosper again.

When you want to express yourself, a lot of times words can get in the way.

You don’t have to get it perfect, you just have to get it going.

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.

I don’t deserve this award, but I have arthritis and I don’t deserve that either.

Sometimes a loss is the best thing that can happen. It teaches you what you should have done.

Feeling is more important than thought.

If you want to reach a goal, you must ‘see the reaching’ in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal.

I’ve always taught that a poor economy is the best opportunity for salespeople because the naysayers and grumblers have already given up, leaving more territory, more opportunities to be successful than in a good economy when virtually all salespeople are out there, giving it their best.

Sometimes you find out what you are supposed to be doing by doing the things you are not supposed to do.