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

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"There is only one thing worse than training employees and losing them, and that's not training them and keeping them"

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"Courage is on display every day, and only the courageous wring the most out of life."

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"For every sale you miss because you're too enthusiastic, you will miss a hundred because you're not enthusiastic enough."

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"As you move to the top, remember the story of the pump. If you start pumping casually or half -heartedly, you will pump forever before anything happens. Pump hard to begin with and keep it up until you get that water flowing. Then a great deal will happen."

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"The problem with pity parties is very few people come, and those who do don't bring presents."

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"I believe it's important that we use names of endearment that reflect a special feeling for the individual involved."

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"Our daily objectives should include an honest effort to improve on yesterday."

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"The person who dumps garbage into your mind will do you considerably more harm than the person who dumps garbage on your floor, because each load of mind garbage negatively impacts your possibilities and lowers your expectations."

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"Success comes in cans, failure comes in can'ts."

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"Today I will be a successful sales professional, and I will learn something today that will make me even more professional tomorrow."

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"There is a difference between standard of living and quality of life. Quality of life is more important."

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"I get lots of ideas when the lights go out at night and it gets very quiet. Sometimes they come when I first lie down to sleep; other times I wake up with an idea racing through my mind. But regardless of when an idea comes, I have made it a habit to get out of bed and write the idea down before it disappears into my dreams. You should do the same."

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"Fewer people are bent from hard work than are crooked from avoiding it."

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"People always say 'Motivation is great but it doesn't last.' I just tell them, bathing does not last either, that is why I recommend it daily."

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"If you step out of a tenth story window you do not break the law of gravity, you confirm it."

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"That's exactly the way parents develop positive, successful kids. Don't look for the flaws, warts, and blemishes. Look for the gold, not for the dirt; the good, not the bad. Look for the positive aspects of life. Like everything else, the more good qualities we look for in our children, the more good qualities we are going to find."

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