Zig Ziglar

Many people spend more time in planning the wedding than they do in planning the marriage.

I’ve got to confess I’m a pragmatic optimist myself.

When you encourage others, you in the process are encouraged because you’re making a commitment and difference in that person’s life. Encouragement really does make a difference.

You are what you are and you are where you are because of what has gone into your mind. You change what you are and you change where you are by changing what goes into your mind.

All one needs to do is read – books, magazines, research the Internet – and pay attention to the influencers in their lives to discover the myriad people of strong moral character who have and still are making positive, meaningful contributions and differences in our world.

I once dieted so religiously I quit eating in church.

Now’s the best time you’ll ever have in life to get ahead!

Inspiration is for amateurs. I just get to work.

It is more important to know where you are going than to get there quickly.

Do first things first, and second things not at all.

New information makes new and fresh ideas possible.

If one is master of one thing and understands one thing well, one has at the same time, insight into and understanding of many things.

If you’re going through hell, keep going.

The future belongs to the dreamers, not to the critics. The future belongs to the people who follow their heart, no matter what the critics say, because they truly believe in their vision.

Most people go along with the crowd. They do things because everybody else does it.

To learn and not to do is really not to learn. To know and not to do is really not to know.

The best way to get a better answer is to start asking a better question.

I have learned that what is essential can sometimes be invisible to the eye. That’s where discernment comes in.

Anyone who thinks my story is anywhere near over is sadly mistaken.

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

Stay confident even when something bad happens. It is just a bump in the road. It will pass.