Zig Ziglar

Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.

I’ve got to confess I’m a pragmatic optimist myself.

Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember – the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you.

If you treat your wife like a thoroughbred, you’ll never end up with a nag.

Courage is on display every day, and only the courageous wring the most out of life.

The one thing coaches cannot tolerate… is the individual who grows arrogant because he excelled at a lower level and believes he has nothing else to learn.

Motivation is the fuel necessary to keep the human engine running.

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

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

An undefined problem has an infinite number of solutions.

There is little success where there is little laughter.

Always think positively and expect the best.

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

‘Someday’ is the day after you die.

I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

I wasn’t satisfied just to earn a good living. I was looking to make a statement.

You are what you think about all day long.

Courage is not the absence of fear. Courage is the ability to act effectively, in spite of fear.

Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost how it feels about dogs.

Being productive gives people a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment that loafing never can.

It is time for us all to stand and cheer for the do’er, the achiever – the one who recognizes the challenge and does something about it.