76 Zig Ziglar Quotes That Show You Can Have Anything

If you're a fan of personal development and sales management you surely have heard about Zig Ziglar. 

Probably a quote, maybe a sales strategy, possibly a book who knows? The fact is, although Ziglar left us back in 2012, his influence in the personal development community and in the sales world is still huge. 

Even if you don't run a business or you aren't involved in sales, you must read the inspirational thoughts of this men! Because that was one of his purposes, to influence and help anyone who is committed to improve and change their lives. This men contribution to the world went way beyond any particular niche.

Zig Ziglar was a successful salesman that became a motivational speaker and business coach. He's world famous because of his sales strategies and inspirational quotes, but let us assure you, it isn't just about the sale, it's all about the people! 

That is the key to understand Zig Ziglar's messages, you can apply his teachings to any particular area of your life, because his focus was on improving people's lives not in selling the products just for the sake of it. 

We've selected the best 76 Zig Ziglar Quotes to improve your life:

76 Zig Ziglar Quotes That Show You Can Have Anything

(Updated 2021)

1. “Of course motivation is not permanent. But then, neither is bathing; but it is something you should do on a regular basis.” – Zig Ziglar

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

3. “You can have everything in life that you want if you just give enough other people what they want.” – Zig Ziglar

4. “Failing is an event, not a person. Yesterday ended last night.” – Zig Ziglar

5. “The most important persuasion tool you have in your entire arsenal is integrity.” – Zig Ziglar

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

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

8. “It's not where you start or even what happens to you along the way that's important. What is important is that you persevere and never give up on yourself.” – Zig Ziglar

9. “Life is a classroom - only those who are willing to be lifelong learners will move to the head of the class.” – Zig Ziglar

10. “Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.” -  Zig Ziglar

11. “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.”- Zig Ziglar

12. “Some people find fault like there is a reward for it.” – Zig Ziglar

13. “Duty makes us do things well, but love makes us do them beautifully.” – Zig Ziglar

14. “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

15. “The great majority of people are “wandering generalities” rather than “meaningful specifics”. The fact is that you can't bit a target that you can't see. If you don't know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else. You have to have goals.” – Zig Ziglar

16. “Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly--until you can learn to do it well.” – Zig Ziglar

17. “Repetition is the mother of learning, the father of action, which makes it the architect of accomplishment.” – Zig Ziglar

18. “Chance made us sisters. Hearts made us friends.” – Zig Ziglar

19. “Encouragement is the fuel on which hope runs.” – Zig Ziglar

20. “Rich people have small TVs and big libraries, and poor people have small libraries and big TVs.” - Zig Ziglar

21. “A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could.” – Zig Ziglar

22. “Attitude, not Aptitude, determines Altitude.” – Zig Ziglar

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

24. “Go as far as you can see and you will see further.” – Zig Ziglar

25. “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

26. “A goal properly set is halfway reached.” – Zig Ziglar

27. “It makes no difference where you go, there you are. And it makes no difference what you have, there’s always more to want. Until you are happy with who you are, you will never be happy because of what you have.” – Zig Ziglar

28. “Be helpful. When you see a person without a smile, give him one of yours.” – Zig Ziglar

29. “Don’t count the things you do, do the things that count.” – Zig Ziglar

30. “You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” - Zig Ziglar

31. “There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.” – Zig Ziglar

32. “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 we do our best, we are a success.” – Zig Ziglar

33. “Don't be distracted by criticism. Remember ~ the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you.” – Zig Ziglar

34. “When you put faith, hope and love together, you can raise positive kids in a negative world.” – Zig Ziglar

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

36. “If standard of living is your major objective, quality of life almost never improves, but if quality of life is your number one objective, your standard of living almost always improves.” – Zig Ziglar

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

38. “If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you.” – Zig Ziglar

39. “If people like you they'll listen to you, but if they trust you they'll do business with you.” – Zig Ziglar

40. “The more you are grateful for what you have the more you will have to be grateful for” – Zig Ziglar

41. “You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life.” – Zig Ziglar

42. “Ability can take you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.” – Zig Ziglar

43. “Some of us learn from other people’s mistakes and the rest of us have to be other people.” – Zig Ziglar

44. “You cannot consistently perform in a manner which is inconsistent with the way you see yourself.” – Zig Ziglar

45. “Don’t become a wandering generality. Be a meaningful specific.” – Zig Ziglar

46. “Success occurs when opportunity meets preparation.” – Zig Ziglar

47. “Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart.” – Zig Ziglar

48. “People do not wander around and then find themselves at the top of Mount Everest.” – Zig Ziglar

49. “We cannot start over, but we can begin now, and make a new beginning.” – Zig Ziglar

50. “Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.” – Zig Ziglar

51. “It’s not how far you fall, but how high you bounce that counts.” – Zig Ziglar

52. “Make failure your teacher, not your undertaker.” – Zig Ziglar

53. “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

54. Take one cup of love, two cups of loyalty, three cups of forgiveness, four quarts of faith and one barrel of laughter. Take love and loyalty and mix them thoroughly with faith; blend with tenderness, kindness and understanding. Add friendship and hope. Sprinkle abundantly with laughter. Bake it with sunshine. Wrap it regularly with lots of hugs. Serve generous helpings daily.” – Zig Ziglar

55. “If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost.” – Zig Ziglar

56. “You can succeed at almost anything for which you have unbridled enthusiasm.” – Zig Ziglar

57. “You don't drown by falling in water; you only drown if you stay there.” – Zig Ziglar

58. “You can feed your ego or you can feed your family. You can’t feed them both.” – Zig Ziglar

59. “People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.” – Zig Ziglar

60. “The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want right now” – Zig Ziglar

61. “If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.” – Zig Ziglar

62. “The greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing because you think you can only do a little.” – Zig Ziglar

63. “Motivation gets you going and habit gets you there.” – Zig Ziglar

64. “Confidence is going after Moby Dick in a rowboat and taking the tartar sauce with you.” – Zig Ziglar

65. “Everybody says they want to be free. Take the train off the tracks and it’s free-but it can’t go anywhere.” – Zig Ziglar

66. “Ask yourself a question: Is my attitude worth catching?” – Zig Ziglar

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

68. “Most people who fail in their dream fail not from lack of ability but from lack of commitment.” – Zig Ziglar

69. “You can literally force yourself to be courteous, happy and enthusiastic with every person you meet. After you have forced yourself to be so for a short period of time... the habit takes over.” – Zig Ziglar

70. “Money will buy you a bed, but not a good night's sleep, a house, but not a home, a companion, but not a friend.” – Zig Ziglar

71. “You are what you are and you are where you are because of what has gone into your mind. You change what you are and you change where you are by changing what goes into your mind.” – Zig Ziglar

72. “Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.” – Zig Ziglar

73. “When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.” – Zig Ziglar

74. “Motivation is the fuel, necessary to keep the human engine running.” – Zig Ziglar

75. “A narrow mind and a fat head invariably come on the same person.” – Zig Ziglar

76. “Make today worth remembering.” – Zig Ziglar

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