Zig Ziglar

My first professional job was to sell heavy-duty waterless cookware.

Be there for your kids. Later, when you need them, they’ll be there for you.

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

Reading has been the fuel of my motivation: it has changed the direction in which I have traveled, and it has enhanced my creative imagination more than any other activity I have ever pursued.

Kids instinctively know – although they will argue to the contrary – that they really are not mature enough to make good decisions on some important issues.

If you are not willing to learn no one can help you. If you are determined to learn no one can stop you.

I once dieted so religiously I quit eating in church.

Just remember, you can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.

I gave up the guitar in 1965. Didn’t want to see a guitar. I’d go out and get drunk. When I came out of the heart surgery, the doc said, “Promise me you’ll work hard.” I said, “I thought working hard is what got me here.” He said, “No, working is what will keep you alive.”

There are no guarantees, but being ready sure beats being taken by surprise.

Success must never be measured by how much money you have.

We are not animals. We are not a product of what has happened to us in our past. We have the power of choice.

Opportunities don’t happen, you create them.

Thought is useful when it motivates for action, and a hindrance when it substitutes for action.

I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.

A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done.

The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.

When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.

Ability can take you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

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

“Success in life is knowing the difference between ham and eggs; the chicken’s involved, the pig is committed.”