Top 500 Zig Ziglar Quotes (2026 Update)
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351. “Success is not a destination: It is a journey. The happiest people I know are those who are busy working toward specific objectives. The most bored and miserable people I know are those who are drifting along with no worthwhile objectives in mind.”

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352. “Two sure ways to fail- Think and never do or do and never think.”

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353. “Knowledge has the power to help us avoid making bad choices that produce bad results.”

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354. “Surround yourself with optimistic people.”

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355. “Never make a promise without a plan.”

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356. “The real test in golf and in life is not in keeping out of the rough, but in getting out after you are in.”

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357. “The way you see your future determines your thinking today. Your thinking today determines your performance today. Your performance in today’s life determines your future.”

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358. “A child is born to win, but too many have been conditioned to lose.”

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359. “My core philosophy on winning and motivation is summed up by saying that you were born to win, but in order to be the winner you were born to be, you have to plan to win and prepare to win before you can expect to win.”

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360. “Nothing is more inspiring than a person with seemingly mediocre talent rising against the odds to become a champion by way of hard work, effort, and perseverance toward their goals.”

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361. “Desire is the Mother of Motivation because that is where Motivation is born.”

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362. “The best thing a parent can do for a child is to love his or her spouse.”

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363. “Faith is your reaction to God’s ability.”

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364. “Most of us would be upset if we were accused of being “silly.” But the word “silly” comes from the old English word “selig,” and its literal definition is “to be blessed, happy, healthy and prosperous.””

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365. “When you develop a game plan to get what you want, you will develop a belief that you can get it.”

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366. “If you’re going to have to swallow a frog, you don’t want to have to look at that sucker too long!”

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367. “Effort is the key, but direction and loyalty are paramount.”

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368. “Many people spend more time in planning the wedding than they do in planning the marriage.”

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369. “Obviously, there is little you can learn from doing nothing.”

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370. “Only men of character are trusted.”

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371. “Just saying you are better than good won’t make it so. But, when you understand what it takes to live the better than good life, and you apply yourself, your life will truly be better than good.”

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372. “A lot of people quit looking for work as soon as they find a job.”

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373. “You are a success when you have made friends with your past, are focused on the present, and are optimistic about your future.”

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374. “Boats in the harbor are safe but that is not what they are meant for.”

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375. “Life is too short to spend your precious time trying to convince the person who wants to live in gloom and doom otherwise.”

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376. “Logic won’t change an emotion but action will.”

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377. “Even in tragedy, God through His Word offers hope for those who seek and believe. It starts with the promise of a better tomorrow, of life everlasting, of eternal peace. It’s called faith, and it offers hope where none existed.”

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378. “Isn’t it amazing how much stuff we get done the day before vacation?”

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379. “Far too many people have no idea of what they can do because all they have been told is what they can’t do. They don’t know what they want because they don’t know what’s available for them.”

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380. “Life is a ladder; it’s not a bed.”

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381. “When our goals are clearly defined and intelligently set, we have, in essence, taken a major step toward programming our left brain. That frees our right brain to be its creative best.”

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382. “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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383. “When we can identify a problem and face the problem with confidence and enthusiasm, the solution is on the way.”

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384. “Desire is what takes the hot water of mediocrity and turns it into the steam of outstanding success.”

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385. “It is impossible to go as high as you are capable of going, if you are carrying the burden of hate, revenge and bitterness.”

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386. “People who won’t take step number one never take step number two.”

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387. “You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure.”

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388. “You can make positive deposits in your own economy every day by reading and listening to powerful, positive, life-changing content and by associating with encouraging and hope-building people.”

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389. “Worry is interest paid before it’s due.”

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390. “Before a person can achieve the kind of life he wants, he must think, act, walk, talk and conduct himself in all of his affairs as would the person he wishes to become.”

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391. “The greatest good we can do for anyone is not to share our wealth with them, but rather to reveal their own wealth to them. It’s astonishing how much talent and ability rests inside a human being.”

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392. “Did you know that every human being is created with a purpose and that they have a responsibility to not only discover their purpose but also to fulfill it?”

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393. “Happiness is the result of what you do.”

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394. “The way you see people is the way you treat them.”

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395. “You build a successful career, regardless of your field of endeavor, by the dozens of little things you do on and off the job.”

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396. “Send out a cheerful, positive greeting, and most of the time you will get back a cheerful, positive greeting. It’s also true that if you send out a negative greeting, you will, in most cases, get back a negative greeting.”

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397. “Dreams grow if you grow.”

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398. “If you’re sincere, praise is effective. If you’re insincere, it’s manipulative.”

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399. “Success must never be measured by how much money you have.”

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400. “Kids don’t make up 100 percent of our population, but they do make up 100 percent of our future.”

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