Zig Ziglar

In the game of life, before you get anything out, you must put something in!

You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life.

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.’

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

The relationships we have with people are extremely important to success on and off the job.

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

In a lot of ways it is easier to do things on a large scale. It is easier to build a skyscraper in Manhattan than it is to buy a bungalow in the Bronx. For one thing, it takes just as much time to close a big deal as it does to close a small deal. You will endure as much stress and aggravation; you will have all the same headaches and problems. It is easier to finance a big deal. Bankers would much rather lend money for a big project than for a small one. They are more comfortable investing money in a big prestigious building than they are a rundown house in a bad section of town. If you succeed with the big project, you stand to gain a lot more money.

Priority is a function of context.

We become what we think about most of the time, and that’s the strangest secret.

Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.

All men are created equal. No matter how hard they try, they can never erase those words. That is what America is about.

Part of being a winner is knowing when enough is enough. Sometimes you have to give up the fight and walk away, and move on to something that’s more productive.

Flops are a part of life’s menu and I’ve never been a girl to miss out on any of the courses.

The men who succeed are the efficient few. They are the few who have the ambition and will power to develop themselves.

The top salesperson in the organization probably missed more sales than 90% of the sales people on the team, but they also made more calls than the others made.

People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.

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

We all prospect, and don’t even know we’re doing it. When you start the dating process, you are actually prospecting for the person you want to marry. When you’re interviewing employees, you are prospecting for someone who will best fit your needs.

The real tragedy of the poor is the poverty of their aspirations.

Your biggest risk isn’t failing, it’s getting too comfortable.

There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it.