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Zig Ziglar
21 quotes
“You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.”
Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) first seen 1984 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Secrets of Closing the Sale (1984)
“Outstanding people have one thing in common: an absolute sense of mission.”
Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) first seen 1996 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Created for Excellence : 12 keys to Godly Success (1996) by Kevin Baerg, p. 25
“The world's most deadly disease is "hardening of the attitudes.”
Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) first seen 2000 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Secrets of Superstar Speakers: Wisdom from the Greatest Motivators of Our Time (2000) by Lilly Walters, p. 96
“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”
Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) first seen 2000 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Secrets of Superstar Speakers: Wisdom from the Greatest Motivators of Our Time (2000) by Lilly Walters, p. 96
Also quoted by: Henry David Thoreau (misattributed), Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (misattributed)
“The most important persuasion tool you have in your entire arsenal is integrity.”
Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Refining Your Style : Learning from Respected Communicators (2004) by Dave Stone, p. 143
“Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting — in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard — reaching for the highest that is in us — becoming all that we can be. If we do our best, we are a success. Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.”
Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in The Subconscious Diet : It's Not What You Put in Your Mouth; It Is What You Put in Your Mind (2005) by Hugh B. Sanders, p. 104
“Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.”
Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Trigger Events – How To Find Your Next Customer (2007) by Alen Majer, p. 22
“People who truly understand God's purpose for their lives know that we are called to be intimately involved with one another.”
Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Better than Good: Creating a Life You Can't Wait to Live (2007)
“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.”
Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in The Power of Respect : Benefit from the Most Forgotten Element of Success (2009) by Deborah Norville, p. 65
“The usual devastating put-downs imply that a person is basically bad, rather than that he is a person who sometimes does bad things. Obviously, there is a vast difference between a "bad" person and a person who does something bad. Besides, failure is an event, it is not a person — yesterday ended last night.”
Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You might occasionally feel that some people are standing in the way and slowing your progress, but in reality the biggest person standing in your way is you. Others can stop you temporarily — you are the only one who can do it permanently.”
Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Go so far as you can see and when you get there you will always be able to see farther. … as you head toward your goals, be prepared to make some slight adjustments to your course. You don't change your decision to go — you do change your direction to get there.”
Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Fewer people are bent from hard work than are crooked from avoiding it.”
Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When you give a man a dole, you deny him his dignity, and when you deny him his dignity you rob him of his destiny.”
Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A man or woman is seldom happy unless he or she is sustaining him or herself and making a contribution to others.”
Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Failure has been correctly identified as the line of least persistence.”
Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Success occurs when opportunity meets preparation.”
Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There is no such thing as a lazy person; he is either sick or uninspired.”
Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Desire is the ingredient that changes the hot water of mediocrity to the steam of outstanding success.”
Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you don't save something on your current income, you won't save anything on your future income.”
Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Happiness is not pleasure — it is victory.”
Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source