Zig Ziglar Quotes

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Zig Ziglar

November 6 , 1926 – November 28 , 2012

Zig Ziglar was an American speaker and author. Their most powerful quotes on life, success and human nature are collected here for daily inspiration and reflection.

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"Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street."

-- Zig Ziglar

"Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street."

-- Zig Ziglar

"Problem-solving becomes a very important part of our makeup as we grow into maturity or move up the corporate ladder."

-- Zig Ziglar

"Problem-solving becomes a very important part of our makeup as we grow into maturity or move up the corporate ladder."

-- Zig Ziglar

"Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart."

-- Zig Ziglar

"Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart."

-- Zig Ziglar

"Be careful not to compromise what you want most for what you want now."

-- Zig Ziglar

"Be careful not to compromise what you want most for what you want now."

-- Zig Ziglar

"True joy comes when you inspire, encourage, and guide someone else on a path that benefits him or her."

-- Zig Ziglar

"True joy comes when you inspire, encourage, and guide someone else on a path that benefits him or her."

-- Zig Ziglar

"I believe that being successful means having a balance of success stories across the many areas of your life."

-- Zig Ziglar

"I believe that being successful means having a balance of success stories across the many areas of your life."

-- Zig Ziglar

"To build a winning team, you must first build a winning attitude."

-- Zig Ziglar

"To build a winning team, you must first build a winning attitude."

-- Zig Ziglar

"Try to look at your weakness and convert it into your strength. That's success."

-- Zig Ziglar

"Try to look at your weakness and convert it into your strength. That's success."

-- Zig Ziglar

"The greatest cause of a poor image is the absence of unconditional love."

-- Zig Ziglar

"The greatest cause of a poor image is the absence of unconditional love."

-- Zig Ziglar

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

-- Zig Ziglar

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

-- Zig Ziglar

"When you put faith, hope and love together, you can raise positive kids in a negative world."

-- Zig Ziglar

"When you put faith, hope and love together, you can raise positive kids in a negative world."

-- Zig Ziglar

"Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side."

-- Zig Ziglar

"Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side."

-- Zig Ziglar

"Hope is the power that gives a person the confidence to step out and try."

-- Zig Ziglar

"Hope is the power that gives a person the confidence to step out and try."

-- Zig Ziglar

"Success is one thing you can't pay for. You buy it on the installment plan and make payments every day."

-- Zig Ziglar

"Success is one thing you can't pay for. You buy it on the installment plan and make payments every day."

-- Zig Ziglar

"There is little you can learn from doing nothing."

-- Zig Ziglar

"There is little you can learn from doing nothing."

-- Zig Ziglar

"People don't buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons."

-- Zig Ziglar

"People don't buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons."

-- Zig Ziglar

"Discipline yourself to do the things you need to do when you need to do them, and the day will come when you will be able to do the things you want to do when you want to do them."

-- Zig Ziglar

"Discipline yourself to do the things you need to do when you need to do them, and the day will come when you will be able to do the things you want to do when you want to do them."

-- Zig Ziglar

"When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you."

-- Zig Ziglar

"When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you."

-- Zig Ziglar

"There are no traffic jams on the extra mile."

-- Zig Ziglar

"There are no traffic jams on the extra mile."

-- Zig Ziglar

"The more you complain about your problems, the more problems you will have to complain about."

-- Zig Ziglar

"The more you complain about your problems, the more problems you will have to complain about."

-- Zig Ziglar

"Remember that failure is an event, not a person."

-- Zig Ziglar

"Remember that failure is an event, not a person."

-- Zig Ziglar

"Character gets you out of bed, commitment moves you to action, and discipline enables you to follow through."

-- Zig Ziglar

"Character gets you out of bed, commitment moves you to action, and discipline enables you to follow through."

-- Zig Ziglar

"Every choice you make has an end result."

-- Zig Ziglar

"Every choice you make has an end result."

-- Zig Ziglar

"You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure."

-- Zig Ziglar

"You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure."

-- Zig Ziglar

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Who is Zig Ziglar? +

Zig Ziglar was an American speaker and author. Their most powerful quotes on life, success and human nature are collected here for daily inspiration and reflection.

What is Zig Ziglar's most famous quote? +

One of Zig Ziglar's most widely shared quotes is: "Make today worth remembering.".

What did Zig Ziglar say about motivation? +

On motivation, Zig Ziglar said: "You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.".

What did Zig Ziglar say about success? +

On success, Zig Ziglar said: "You were born to win, but to be a winner you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.".

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Zig Ziglar's quotes endure because they turn ideas about Motivation, Success, Discipline, Resilience into clear, memorable language that is easy to relate to and share.

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