"Everyone, including you, just naturally feels better when exposed to a cheerful, optimistic individual, regardless of the nature or length of the contact."
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 36 of 38)
741 quotes — follow a thought to its full quote page.
"When your confidence goes up, your competence goes up the same time."
"As long as you can laugh at you, it won't bother you when others laugh at you."
"Every time passionate people fail, they are convinced that they are simply one step closer to fulfilling their dream."
"Most people consider me an optimist because I laughingly state that I would take my last two dollars and buy a money belt."
"When I became proficient as a salesman I was invited to teach new hires."
"Never make a promise without a plan."
"Effort is the key, but direction and loyalty are paramount."
"You might not be what you say you are, but what you say, you are."
"The top salesperson in the organization probably missed more sales than 90% of the sales people on the team, but they also made more calls than the others made."
"Personal discipline, when it becomes a way of life in our personal, family, and career lives, will enable us to do some incredible things."
"Though I am not always responsible for what happens to me, I am responsible for how I handle what happens to me."
"New research shows that you will be dead longer than you will be alive."
"You become great by going small thing in a great way."
"People who truly understand God's purpose for their lives know that we are called to be intimately involved with one another."
"Once you learn to do something consciously, you can move it into the subconscious and do it well. Everything you do well will be done subconsciously."
"Secrets of Closing the Sale, is essential reading. Ziglar tells us that selling and closing are not mysteries to be solved; instead they are as tangible as when his wife up-sold him on a new house."
"The problem is not getting rid of fear, but using it properly."
"I've got to confess I'm a pragmatic optimist myself."
"Andy Andrews is the best speaker I have ever seen."