Zig Ziglar

If you go looking for a friend you're going to find they're very scarce. If you go out to be a friend you'll find them everywhere.

You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.

If you can dream it then you can achieve it. You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.

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

Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.

Every choice you make has an end result.

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

People who have good relationships at home are more effective in the marketplace.

You do not pay the price of success you enjoy the price of success.

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

Remember that failure is an event not a person.

You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure.

Little men with little minds and little imaginations go through life in little ruts smugly resisting all changes which would jar their little worlds.

Every obnoxious act is a cry for help.

You cannot perform in a manner inconsistent with the way you see yourself.

If you learn from defeat you haven't really lost.

If you treat your wife like a thoroughbred you'll never end up with a nag.

Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.

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

You can make positive deposits in your own economy every day by reading and listening to powerful positive life-changing content and by associating with encouraging and hope-building people.

People don't buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons.

It's not what you've got it's what you use that makes a difference.

Money won't make you happy... but everybody wants to find out for themselves.

I believe that being successful means having a balance of success stories across the many areas of your life. You can't truly be considered successful in your business life if your home life is in shambles.

When I became proficient as a salesman I was invited to teach new hires.

You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations.

Failure is a detour not a dead-end street.

If God would have wanted us to live in a permissive society He would have given us Ten Suggestions and not Ten Commandments.

It was character that got us out of bed commitment that moved us into action and discipline that enabled us to follow through.

The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty character integrity faith love and loyalty.

You can have everything in life you want if you will just help other people get what they want.

Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.

Success is dependent upon the glands - sweat glands.

I've always taught that a poor economy is the best opportunity for salespeople because the naysayers and grumblers have already given up leaving more territory more opportunities to be successful than in a good economy when virtually all salespeople are out there giving it their best.

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

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.

Statistics suggest that when customers complain business owners and managers ought to get excited about it. The complaining customer represents a huge opportunity for more business.

Your attitude not your aptitude will determine your altitude.

Honesty and integrity are absolutely essential for success in life - all areas of life. The really good news is that anyone can develop both honesty and integrity.

Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.

If you don't see yourself as a winner then you cannot perform as a winner.

Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side.

A goal properly set is halfway reached.

Money isn't the most important thing in life but it's reasonably close to oxygen on the "gotta have it" scale.