"Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes."
Zig Ziglar
Author, Motivational Speaker
Zig Ziglar was a motivational speaker and author known for his insights on personal development and success, particularly through his book 'See You at the Top.'
- Born
- November 6, 1926
- Died
- November 28, 2012
- Quotes
- 741
- Rank
- #327
Quote collection
Zig Ziglar quotes (page 2 of 38)
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"There will always be people in your life who treat you wrong. Be sure to thank them for making you strong."
"I have no way of knowing whether or not you married the wrong person. But I do know that if you treat the wrong person like the right person, you could well end up having married the right person after all. It is far more important to BE the right kind of person than it is to marry the right person."
"You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want."
"Live in such a way that if someone should speak badly of you, no one would believe it."
"Always remember that your present situation is not your final destination. The best is yet to come."
"You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life."
"Success is not a destination: It is a journey. The happiest people I know are those who are busy working toward specific objectives. The most bored and miserable people I know are those who are drifting along with no worthwhile objectives in mind."
"If you don't plan your time, someone else will help you waste it."
"The greatest source of happiness is the ability to be grateful at all times."
"Don't let the mistakes and disappointments of the past control and direct your future."
"Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude."
"If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time."
"What you do today can change all the tomorrow's of your life."
"The seed of a bamboo tree is planted, fertilized and watered. Nothing happens for the first year. There´s no sign of growth. Not even a hint. The same thing happens - or doesn´t happen - the second year. And then the third year. The tree is carefully watered and fertilized each year, but nothing shows. No growth. No anything. For eight years it can continue. Eight years! Then - after the eight years of fertilizing and watering have passed, with nothing to show for it - the bamboo tree suddenly sprouts and grows thirty feet in three months!"
"Don't start your day with broken pieces of the past. Yesterday ended last night. Today is a brand new day and it's yours."
"Put all excuses aside and remember this: YOU are capable."
"If you can dream it, you can achieve it."
"The moment you begin to worry about the things you want and the things you don’t have in life is the moment you will lose your gratitude... The greatest source of happiness is the ability to be grateful at all times."
"Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street."