"You don't build a business --you build people-- and then people build the business."
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 5 of 38)
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"Don't judge me by my past. I don't live there anymore"
"There's no traffic jam on the extra mile."
"It's not where you start or even what happens to you along the way that's important. What is important is that you persevere and never give up on yourself."
"Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful."
"You are a success when you have made friends with your past, are focused on the present, and are optimistic about your future"
"Life is too short to spend your precious time trying to convince a person who wants to live in gloom and doom otherwise. Give lifting that person your best shot, but don't hang around long enough for his/her bad attitude to pull you down. Instead, surround yourself with optimistic people."
"Regardless of your past, your tomorrow is a clean slate."
"Boats in the harbor are safe but that is not what they are meant for."
"If God would have wanted us to live in a permissive society He would have given us Ten Suggestions and not Ten Commandments."
"Try to look at your weakness and convert it into your strength. That's success."
"You must manage yourself before you can lead someone else."
"You are free to choose, but the choices you make today will determine what you have, be, and do in the tomorrow of your life."
"When you catch a glimpse of your potential, that's when passion is born."
"When we do more than we are paid to do, eventually we will be paid more for what we do."
"If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost."
"Where you start is not as important as where you finish."
"If you don't have daily objectives, you qualify as a dreamer."
"Logic won't change an emotion but action will."
"Making the family a top priority will invariably bring success."