Zig Ziglar

Building a better you is the first step to building a better America.

Wally Amos is the classic example of a man who gets up again and again.

We hear tears loudly on this side of Heaven. What we don’t take time to contemplate are the even louder cheers on the other side of death’s valley.

Since belief determines behavior, doesn’t it make sense that we should be teaching ethical, moral values in every home and in every school in America?

Time well spent results in more money to spend, more money to save, and more time to vacation.

Fortunately, problems are an everyday part of our life. Consider this: If there were no problems, most of us would be unemployed.

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

I am convinced after more than 50 years in the field of motivation that anyone who wants to learn to look at life and/or their circumstances in a positive light can do so.

The uniform, constant and uninterrupted effort of every man to better his condition … is frequently powerful enough to maintain the natural progress of things toward improvement, in spite both of the extravagance of government, and of the greatest errors of administration … surmounting a hundred impertinent obstructions with which the folly of human laws too often encumbers its operations.

We need to understand the difference between discipline and punishment. Punishment is what you do to someone; discipline is what you do for someone.

Our intentions create our reality.

You’ve got to say, “I think that if I keep working at this and want it badly enough, I can have it.” It’s called perseverance.

The real risk is doing nothing.

When you want to express yourself, a lot of times words can get in the way.

Be grateful for what you have and stop complaining – it bores everybody else, does you no good, and doesn’t solve any problems.

When you stop chasing the wrong things you give the right things a chance to catch you.

The problem is not getting rid of fear, but using it properly.

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.

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.

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

The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get.