Quotes by Zig Ziglar

About Zig Ziglar:

Hilary Hinton was an American author, salesman, and motivational speaker.
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We need to understand the difference between discipline and punishment. Punishment is what you do to someone; discipline is what you do for someone.

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A goal properly set is halfway reached.

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

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He climbs highest who helps another up.

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The one thing coaches cannot tolerate... is the individual who grows arrogant because he excelled at a lower level and believes he has nothing else to learn.

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The young athlete who aspires to greatness, generally speaking, learns a number of things from several different coaches. The first one taught him the fundamentals; the second one instilled discipline in him and taught him more of the techniques that...

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A productive employee who is kept busy working at his or her job is far more likely to be happy at that job and less likely to look for employment elsewhere.

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Until you are happy with who you are, you will never be happy because of what you have.

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Some people do really find fault like there's a reward for it.

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Being productive gives people a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment that loafing never can.

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I'm so optimistic, I'd go after Moby Dick in a rowboat and take the tartar sauce with me.

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New research shows that you will be dead longer than you will be alive.

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

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You don't drown by falling into water. You only drown if you stay there.

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

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The problem with pity parties is very few people come, and those who do don't bring presents.

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Authors by the hundreds can tell you stories by the thousands of those rejection slips before they found a publisher who was willing to 'gamble' on an unknown.

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I'm convinced that what kids need today are parents - not buddies. They need someone who will exercise mature judgment.

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The first step in solving a problem is to recognize that it does exist.

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

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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.

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Author Bio

  • NameZig Ziglar
  • DescriptionAmerican motivational speaker
  • BornNovember 6, 1926
  • DiedNovember 28, 2012
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionMotivational Speaker; Writer