Zig Ziglar was a motivational teacher and trainer who traveled the world over, delivering his messages of humor, hope, and encouragement. As a talented author and speaker, he had international appeal that transcended every color, culture, and career. Recognized by his peers as the quintessential motivational genius of our times, Zig Ziglar had a unique delivery style and powerful messages that earned him many honors. Today he is considered one of the most versatile authorities on the science of human potential. Ten of his twenty-eight books have been on bestseller lists, and his titles have been translated into more than thirty-eight languages and dialects. He was a committed family man, a dedicated patriot, and an active church member. Zig lived in Plano, Texas, with his wife, Jean.
“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. ”
“money is not everything but it ranks right up there with oxygen”
“Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.”
“If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost.”
“You don't drown by falling in water; you only drown if you stay there.”
“it's not how far you fall, but how high you bounce that counts.”
“U can feed ur ego or u can feed ur family. U can’t feed them both.”
“If standard of living is your major objective, quality of life almost never improves, but if quality of life is your number one objective, your standard of living almost always improves.”
“The greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing because you think you can only do a little.”
“Rich people have small TVs and big libraries, and poor people have small libraries and big TVs.”
“A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could”
“If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.”
“Outstanding people have one thing in common: an absolute sense of mission”
“Failure is an event not a person”
“If you go out looking for friends, you're going to find they are very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere.”
“A narrow mind and a fat head invariably come on the same person.”
“You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great”
“Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart.”
“Some of us learn from other people’s mistakes and the rest of us have to be other people.”
“A goal properly set is halfway reached.”
“If God would have wanted us to live in a permissive society He would have given us Ten Suggestions and not Ten Commandments.”
“When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.”
“Everybody says they want to be free. Take the train off the tracks and it’s free-but it can’t go anywhere.”
“Duty makes us do things well, but love makes us do them beautifully.”
“There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.”
“You can have everything in life that you want if you just give enough other people what they want.”
“You cannot consistently perform in a manner which is inconsistent with the way you see yourself.”
“You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life.”
“The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want right now”
“It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action and discipline that enabled us to follow through.”
“Chance made us sisters. Hearts made us friends.”
“Failing is an event, not a person. Yesterday ended last night.”
“Many marriages would be better if the husband and wife clearly understood that they're on the same side. ”
“Of course motivation is not permanent. But then, neither is bathing; but it is something you should do on a regular basis.”