Zig Ziglar

For 24 years of my adult life, by choice I weighed well over 200 pounds. I say ‘by choice’ because I have never ‘accidentally’ eaten anything, so when I choose to eat too much, I have chosen to weigh too much.

Research indicates that employees have three prime needs: Interesting work, recognition for doing a good job, and being let in on things that are going on in the company.

Stop selling. Start helping.

Yesterday ended last night. Today is a brand-new day.

You can have everything in life that you want if you just give enough other people what they want.

People who have good relationships at home are more effective in the marketplace.

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

Life is change; growth is optional. Choose wisely.

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.

You’re a fighter. Look at everything you’ve overcome. Don’t give up now.

It might interest you to know that the 1828 Noah Webster Dictionary identifies the optimist in complimentary terms, but says nothing about the pessimist. The word ‘pessimist’ was not in our vocabulary at that time. It’s a modern ‘invention’ which I believe we should ‘dis-invent.’

If my mind can conceive it, if my heart can believe it, then I can achieve it.

You will reap what you sow,’ rings true again. And you will be reaping it. A good thing to think about.

Live your imagination, not your history.

If at first you don’t succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.

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

I have yet to see any problem, however complicated, which, when you looked at it in the right way, did not become still more complicated.

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

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.

I took up an offer for me to lose 30 pounds in 30 days. It worked. I lost 30 days!

The more you can dream, the more you can do.