Zig Ziglar

People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.

When you are truly interested in other people, you will learn what they are interested in and if they have a need for your product. If they like you, and most people like folks who take an interest in them, they’ll help you find people who do need what you have to sell, even if they don’t.

A lot of people quit looking for work as soon as they find a job.

Remember that failure is an event, not a person.

You were born to win, but to be a winner you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.

Husbands and wives, first be faithful to each other. Second, keep the romance going all of your life by courting each other every day.

Go as far as you can see and you will see further.

Success is dependent upon the glands – sweat glands.

It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.

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

I like to think of the word FOCUS as Follow One Course Until Successful.

If you want to reach a goal, you must ‘see the reaching’ in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal.

It takes a great deal of character strength to apologize quickly out of one’s heart rather than out of pity. A person must possess himself and have a deep sense of security in fundamental principles and values in order to genuinely apologize.

All of our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.

Insisting on perfect safety is for people who don’t have the balls to live in the real world.

I’ve seen more people fail because of liquor and leverage – leverage being borrowed money. You really don’t need leverage in this world much. If you’re smart, you’re going to make a lot of money without borrowing.

Great people do things before they’re ready.

Creativity and control can go hand in hand.

When I’m working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.

The best advice I can give to anyone going through a rough patch is to never be afraid to ask for help.

Relish the opportunity to be an outsider. Embrace that label – being an outsider is fine, embrace the label – because it’s the outsiders who change the world and who make a real and lasting difference.