There are seldom, if ever, any hopeless situations, but there are many people who lose hope in the face of some situations.
—Zig Ziglar
Topics: Attitude
Remember that failure is an event, not a person.
—Zig Ziglar
Motivation gets you going and habit gets you there. Make motivation a habit and you will get there more quickly and have more fun on the trip.
—Zig Ziglar
Topics: Habit, Motivation
You are free to choose, but the choices you make today will determine what you will have, be and do in the tomorrow of your life.
—Zig Ziglar
Topics: Responsibility
It’s not the situation, but whether we react, or respond, to the situation that’s important.
—Zig Ziglar
Topics: Effectiveness
Be helpful. When you see a person without a smile, give him yours.
—Zig Ziglar
The way you see people is the way you treat them.
—Zig Ziglar
Topics: Kindness, Attitude
When obstacles arise change your direction to reach your goal, not the decision to get there.
—Zig Ziglar
Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, and no trust.
—Zig Ziglar
Topics: Desire, Difficulty, Obstacles
Failure is an event, never a person; an attitude not an outcome.
—Zig Ziglar
When you put faith, hope, and love together, you can raise positive kids in a negative world.
—Zig Ziglar
Topics: Togetherness, Faith, Children
Success is in the details.
—Zig Ziglar
Topics: Success
Most of us would be upset If we were accused of being ‘silly’, yet it comes from the old English word ‘seilig’ and it’s literal definition is ‘to be blessed, happy, healthy and prosperous.’
—Zig Ziglar
Topics: Attitude
You will get all you want in life, if you help enough other people get what they want.
—Zig Ziglar
Concentrated thoughts produce desired results.
—Zig Ziglar
Topics: Desire
Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side.
—Zig Ziglar
Topics: Husbands, Marriage
You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.
—Zig Ziglar
Topics: Greatness & Great Things
If God would have wanted us to live in a permissive society He would have given us Ten Suggestions and not Ten Commandments.
—Zig Ziglar
Topics: God
You can finish school, and even make it easy — but you never finish your education, and it’s seldom easy.
—Zig Ziglar
With integrity you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity you will do the right thing, so you will have no guilt. With fear and guilt removed you are free to be and do your best.
—Zig Ziglar
Topics: Honesty, Effectiveness
You are the only person on earth who can use your ability.
—Zig Ziglar
Topics: Ability, One liners
When we clearly understand that there is no superior sex or superior race, we will have opened the door of communication and laid the foundation for building winning relationships with all people in this global world of ours.
—Zig Ziglar
Topics: Tolerance, Communication, Attitude
You have to be before you can do, and do before you can have.
—Zig Ziglar
Topics: Effectiveness
Start your child’s day with love and encouragement and end the day the same way.
—Zig Ziglar
Duty makes us do things well, but love makes us do them beautifully.
—Zig Ziglar
Topics: Ability, Doing Your Best
You build a successful career, regardless of your field of endeavor, by the dozens of little things you do on and off the job.
—Zig Ziglar
Topics: Success
It’s your aptitude, not just your attitude that determines your ultimate altitude.
—Zig Ziglar
Topics: Achievement, Success & Failure
Ambition, fueled by compassion, wisdom and integrity, is a powerful force for good that will turn the wheels of industry and open the doors of opportunity for you and countless others.
—Zig Ziglar
Topics: Ambition
If you have enough push, you don’t have to worry about the pull.
—Zig Ziglar
Topics: Worry, Effort, Attitude
You cannot make it as a wandering generality. You must become a meaningful specific.
—Zig Ziglar
Topics: Goals
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