Zig Ziglar

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, men of power are feared, but only men of character are trusted.

As youngsters, my mother taught her children that while we might not be the smartest people around, we could be courteous, polite and considerate of others.

Earl Nightingale has inspired more people toward success and fortune than any other motivational speaker on the planet.

If you are not willing to learn no one can help you. If you are determined to learn no one can stop you.

You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.

Until you are happy with who you are, you will never be happy because of what you have.

If at first you don’t succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.

You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.

If my mind can conceive it, if my heart can believe it, then I can achieve it.

Luck does not come around often. So when it does, be sure to take full advantage of it, even if it means working very hard. When luck is on your side it is not the time to be modest or timid. It is the time to go for the biggest success you can possibly achieve. That is the true meaning of thinking big.

Use your work to better yourself.

People are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves. That is why they remain bound.

And if it can’t be fun, what’s the point?

The six people who had the biggest impact on my life were all women. Had I been sexist, my life would have been far less fulfilling.

Athletic skills are acquired over a long period of time and after countless hours of practice.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

The best way to get a better answer is to start asking a better question.

Ineffective people live day after day with unused potential. They experience synergy only in small, peripheral ways in their lives. But creative experiences can be produced regularly, consistently, almost daily in people’s lives. It requires enormous personal security and openness and a spirit of adventure.

All great things begin with a vision … a dream.

Once you focus on your life’s objectives, you need to focus on your instructors to make sure they are qualified to teach you what you want to know. They should have already been where you want to go and have lived to tell about it.

There is no substitute for hard work.