Top 500 Zig Ziglar Quotes (2024 Update)
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351. “The way you look on the outside has a definite bearing on how you feel and see yourself on the inside.”

— Zig Ziglar

352. “Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be.”

— Zig Ziglar

353. “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.”

— Zig Ziglar

354. “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.”

— Zig Ziglar

355. “We are Physical, Mental and Spiritual beings. If you don’t deal with ALL OF LIFE you’re not going to get all that life has to offer.”

— Zig Ziglar

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

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357. “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.”

— Zig Ziglar

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

— Zig Ziglar

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

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

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

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363. “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.”

— Zig Ziglar

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

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

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366. “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.”

— Zig Ziglar

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

— Zig Ziglar

368. “Life is a ladder, it’s not a bed.”

— Zig Ziglar

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

— Zig Ziglar

370. “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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371. “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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372. “Desire is what takes the hot water of mediocrity and turns it into the steam of outstanding success.”

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

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374. “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.””

— Zig Ziglar

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

— Zig Ziglar

376. “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.”

— Zig Ziglar

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

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378. “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.”

— Zig Ziglar

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

— Zig Ziglar

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

— Zig Ziglar

381. “Only men of character are trusted.”

— Zig Ziglar

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

— Zig Ziglar

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

— Zig Ziglar

384. “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.”

— Zig Ziglar

385. “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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386. “Dreams grow if you grow.”

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

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

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

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390. “By altering our attitudes we can alter our lives.”

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391. “Remember there is plenty of room at the top-but not enough to sit down.”

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392. “The key ingredient in family communication is listening, really listening.”

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393. “Everyone knows what a hypocrite is. That’s the guy who gripes about the sex, violence and nudity on his VCR.”

— Zig Ziglar

394. “It takes energy, mental toughness and spiritual reinforcement to successfully deal with life’s opportunities, and to reach your objectives.”

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

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396. “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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397. “Ask yourself a question: Is my attitude worth catching?”

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398. “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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399. “You can finish school, and even make it easy – but you never finish your education, and it’s seldom easy.”

— Zig Ziglar

400. “Everybody says they want to be free. Take the train off the tracks and it’s free-but it can’t go anywhere.”

— Zig Ziglar