Zig Ziglar

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

Look back in forgiveness, forward in hope, down in compassion, and up with gratitude.

You already have every characteristic necessary for success if you recognize, claim, develop and use them.

I believe success is achieved by ordinary people with extraordinary determination.

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

Moving from survival to stability, from stability to success, from success to significance.

Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

When you are wronged repeatedly, the worst thing you can do is continue taking it – fight back!

The problem is not the problem; the problem is your attitude about the problem.

You don’t drown by falling into water. You only drown if you stay there.

You’ll find out that nothing that comes easy is worth a dime. As a matter of fact, I never saw a football player make a tackle with a smile on his face. Never.

That’s why I’m so successful because peace is my main thing, it’s not about money. It’s about making sure everybody is having a good time and loving and living and enjoying life

Every day is a new opportunity to change your life and be who you want to be.

In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are few.

Vision is the art of seeing things that are not yet visible.

The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.

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.

I like thinking big. I always have. To me it’s very simple: if you’re going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big. Most people think small, because most people are afraid of success, afraid of making decisions, afraid of winning. And that gives people like me a great advantage.

My definition of an expert in any field is a person who knows enough about what’s really going on to be scared.

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

Thought is useful when it motivates for action, and a hindrance when it substitutes for action.