Zig Ziglar on Work Quotes

"You are the only person on earth who can use your ability."

"When you catch a glimpse of your potential, that's when passion is born."

"Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right things."

"Honesty and integrity are by far the most important assets of an entrepreneur."

"Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will."

"Do it, and then you will feel like doing it."

"Don't let the mistakes and disappointments of the past control your future."

"You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win."

"People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily."

"You don't build a business, you build people, then people build the business."

"Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude."

"Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days."

"Character is the foundation on which all else is built."

"Ability can take you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there."

"The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty."

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

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

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

"You are what you are and where you are because of what has gone into your mind."

"You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want."

"The most important part of the sale is the part after the sale."

"Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes."

"If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere."

"If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost."

"The real opportunity for success lies within the person and not in the job."

"Success occurs when opportunity meets preparation."

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

"Duty makes us do things well, but love makes us do them beautifully."

"Outstanding people have one thing in common: An absolute sense of mission."

"Money isn't everything, but it ranks right up there with oxygen."

"A goal properly set is halfway reached."

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

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