Zig Ziglar Quotes

Zig Ziglar was an American author, salesman, and motivational speaker known for his inspirational and uplifting messages. His quotes are widely recognized for their wisdom, humor, and practicality in both personal and professional settings.

“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.”

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

“Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph.

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

“If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.”

“Attitude, not aptitude, determines altitude.”

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.”

“You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help enough other people get what they want.”

“A goal properly set is halfway reached.”

“If you want to reach a goal, you must ‘see the reaching’ in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal.”

“If you go out looking for friends, you’re going to find they are very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you’ll find them everywhere.”

“Honesty and integrity are absolutely essential for success in life – all areas of life. The really good news is that anyone can develop both honesty and integrity.”

“Remember that failure is an event, not a person.”

“If you can dream it, you can achieve it.”

“Money isn’t the most important thing in life, but it’s reasonably close to oxygen on the ‘gotta have it’ scale.”

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

“You don’t have to be sick to get better.”

“Outstanding people have one thing in common: an absolute sense of mission.”

“Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.”

“There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.”

“Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.”

“If you treat your wife like a thoroughbred, you’ll never end up with a nag.”

“The greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing because you can only do a little. Do what you can.”

“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.”

“Success is dependent upon the glands – sweat glands.”

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

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

“The more you gripe about your problems, the more problems you’ll have to gripe about.”

“Don’t count the things you do, do the things that count.”

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

“People often say motivation doesn’t last. Neither does bathing, that’s why we recommend it daily.”