Zig Ziglar

“You cannot perform in a manner inconsistent with the way you see yourself.”

“We hear tears loudly on this side of Heaven. What we don't take time to contemplate are the even louder cheers on the other side of death's valley.”

“Motivation gets you going and habit gets you there.”

“With integrity, you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity, you will do the right thing, so you will have no guilt.”

“If you don't see yourself as a winner, then you cannot perform as a winner.”

“The only thing worse than training employees and losing them is to not train them and keep them.”

“When you encourage others, you in the process are encouraged because you're making a commitment and difference in that person's life. Encouragement really does make a difference.”

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

“Yesterday ended last night. Today is a brand-new day.”

“We need to understand the difference between discipline and punishment. Punishment is what you do to someone; discipline is what you do for someone.”

“Do more than you are being paid to do, and you'll eventually be paid more for what you do.”

“Money is not the most important thing, but when you need it, there are few substitutes. So while I like the things money can buy, I love what money won't buy. It bought me a house but it won't buy me a home. It would buy me a companion but it won't buy me a friend.”

“F-E-A-R has two meanings: 'Forget Everything And Run' or 'Face Everything And Rise.' The choice is yours.”

“Every choice you make has an end result.”

“He climbs highest who helps another up.”

“Husbands and wives, first be faithful to each other. Second, keep the romance going all of your life by courting each other every day.”

“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”

“Motivation is the fuel, necessary to keep the human engine running.”

“Champions invariably have fervent philosophical beliefs. Philosophy, in its simplest terms, means 'the love of wisdom.'”

“At 25, I was in the audience of my first professional speaker, Bob Bales. His presentation got my attention. I had never seen anyone having so much fun 'at work' and getting paid for it!”