Zig Ziglar

Earl Nightingale has inspired more people toward success and fortune than any other motivational speaker on the planet.

My first professional job was to sell heavy-duty waterless cookware.

He climbs highest who helps another up.

Every obnoxious act is a cry for help.

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

True joy comes when you inspire, encourage, and guide someone else on a path that benefits him or her.

I have always tried to avoid regrets. Could I have done differently some things in my career? Maybe.

First they think you’re crazy, then they fight you, and then, all of a sudden, you change the world.

Talent is formed in solitude, character in the bustle of the world.

Surround your mind with healthy thoughts, thoughts of faith, and not fear, and you will produce faith results instead of fear results.

It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.

If you’re going to have to swallow a frog, you don’t want to have to look at that sucker too long!

Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority.

Success occurs when opportunity meets preparation.

If you are not willing to risk the usual you will have to settle for the ordinary.

You don’t have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things to compete. You can just be an ordinary person, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.

Take time to be kind and to say ‘thank you.’

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.

All you need to be a success is ignorance and self confidence.

Success is dependent upon the glands – sweat glands.

Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.