Zig Ziglar Quotes - Motivation, Persistence, Hard Work, Money and more

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

It's not what you've got, it's what you use that makes a difference.
Zig Ziglar

You cannot perform in a manner inconsistent with the way you see yourself.
Zig Ziglar

If you want to reach a goal, you must "see the reaching" in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal.
Zig Ziglar

You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations.
Zig Ziglar


I believe that being successful means having a balance of success stories across the many areas of your life. You can't truly be considered successful in your business life if your home life is in shambles.
Zig Ziglar

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

All happy, successful, long-term relationships are built on trust. That's why character is so important, so build a character base and I will see you at the top.
Zig Ziglar

The message is clear. It is not what is happening ‘out there.’ It is what is happening between your ears. It's your attitude that counts.
Zig Ziglar

This I do know beyond any reasonable doubt. Regardless of what you are doing, if you pump long enough, hard enough and enthusiastically enough, sooner or later the effort will bring forth the reward.
Zig Ziglar

If God would have wanted us to live in a permissive society He would have given us Ten Suggestions and not Ten Commandments.
Zig Ziglar

Happiness is not pleasure, it is victory.

The greatest good we can do for others is not just to share our riches with them, but to reveal theirs.
Zig Ziglar

Success and happiness are not matters of chance but choice.
Zig Ziglar

If you go looking for a friend, you're going to find they're very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere.
Zig Ziglar

Success is dependent upon the glands - sweat glands.
Zig Ziglar

You do not pay the price of success, you enjoy the price of success.
Zig Ziglar

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

If you treat your wife like a thoroughbred, you'll never end up with a nag.
Zig Ziglar

Little men with little minds and little imaginations go through life in little ruts, smugly resisting all changes which would jar their little worlds.
Zig Ziglar

A goal properly set is halfway reached.
Zig Ziglar

If you can dream it, then you can achieve it. You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.
Zig Ziglar

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

Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.
Zig Ziglar

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

It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.
Zig Ziglar

You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want.
Zig Ziglar

The way you see people is the way you treat them.
Zig Ziglar


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

Every obnoxious act is a cry for help.
Zig Ziglar

Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.
Zig Ziglar

A lot of people quit looking for work as soon as they find a job.
Zig Ziglar

Building a better you is the first step to building a better America.
Zig Ziglar

Every choice you make has an end result.
Zig Ziglar

Money won't make you happy... but everybody wants to find out for themselves.
Zig Ziglar

People don't buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons.
Zig Ziglar

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

You can have everything in life that you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.
Zig Ziglar


People who have good relationships at home are more effective in the marketplace.
Zig Ziglar

Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.
Zig Ziglar

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

Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.
Zig Ziglar

Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.
Zig Ziglar

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

Money isn't the most important thing in life, but it's reasonably close to oxygen on the "gotta have it" scale.
Zig Ziglar

Remember that failure is an event, not a person.
Zig Ziglar

Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.
Zig Ziglar

Statistics suggest that when customers complain, business owners and managers ought to get excited about it. The complaining customer represents a huge opportunity for more business.
Zig Ziglar