110+ Zig Ziglar Quotes On Success, Learning And Winning

Zig Ziglar was an American author and motivational speaker. He wrote several books on topics such as sales, personal development, and success. He was known for his inspirational quotes and motivational speeches that encouraged people to reach their goals. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Zig Ziglar on success, leadership, learning.

Top 10 Zig Ziglar Quotes

1. When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.
2. The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.
3. F-E-A-R has two meanings: 'Forget Everything And Run' or 'Face Everything And Rise.' The choice is yours.
4. There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs.
5. Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations. The best is yet to come. Ziglar on selling.
6. Integrity gives you real freedom because you have nothing to fear since you have nothing to hide.
7. People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing. That's why we recommend it daily.
8. Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.
9. It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.
10. Every choice you make has an end result.

Zig Ziglar Image Quotes

Every choice you make has an end result. — Zig Ziglar

Make failure your teacher, not your undertaker. — Zig Ziglar

You are the only person on earth who can use your ability. — Zig Ziglar

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

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

Put all excuses aside and remember this: YOU are capable. — Zig Ziglar

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

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

If you can dream it, you can achieve it. — Zig Ziglar

A goal properly set is halfway reached. — Zig Ziglar

Ability is important in our quest for success, but dependability is critical. — Zig Ziglar

WORRYING does not take away tomorrow's TROUBLES, it takes away today's PEACE. — Zig Ziglar

Kids go where there is excitement. They stay where there is love. — Zig Ziglar

Zig Ziglar Short Quotes

• God will take care of what you go through. You take care of how you go through it.
• Always remember that your present situation is not your final destination. The best is yet to come.
• When you put faith, hope and love together, you can raise positive kids in a negative world.
• WORRYING does not take away tomorrow's TROUBLES, it takes away today's PEACE.
• Kids go where there is excitement. They stay where there is love.
• Boats in the harbor are safe but that is not what they are meant for.
• You must manage yourself before you can lead someone else.
• Don't judge me by my past. I don't live there anymore
• Don't become a wandering generality. Be a meaningful specific.
• You can't have a million dollar dream with a minimum wage work ethic.

Zig Ziglar Quotes About Success

Success is not measured by what you do compared to what somebody else does. Success is measured by what you do compared to what you are capable of doing. — Zig Ziglar

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

Success is not a destination: It is a journey. The happiest people I know are those who are busy working toward specific objectives. The most bored and miserable people I know are those who are drifting along with no worthwhile objectives in mind. — Zig Ziglar

Don't let the mistakes and disappointments of the past control and direct your future. — Zig Ziglar

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

Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful. Leadership and Adversity — Zig Ziglar

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. — Zig Ziglar

God never shuts one door without opening a bigger better door. Hang in there. You are closer to success than you may think. — Zig Ziglar

Don't let someone who gave up on their dreams talk you out of going after yours. — Zig Ziglar

Ability is important in our quest for success, but dependability is critical. — Zig Ziglar

Zig Ziglar Quotes About Leadership

Discipline yourself to do the things you need to do when you need to do them, and the day will come when you will be able to do the things you want to do when you want to do them! — Zig Ziglar

Be strong, but not rude; Be kind, but not weak; Be bold, but not bully; Be humble, but not timid; Be prooud, but not arrogant. — Zig Ziglar

When we do more than we are paid to do, eventually we will be paid more for what we do. — Zig Ziglar

The more you are grateful for what you have the more you will have to be grateful for — Zig Ziglar

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

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

Unless you have a definite, precise, clearly set goals, you are not going to realize the maximum potential that lies within you. — Zig Ziglar

The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want right now — Zig Ziglar

The greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing because you think you can only do a little. — Zig Ziglar

There is only one thing worse than training employees and losing them, and that's not training them and keeping them — Zig Ziglar

Zig Ziglar Quotes About Learning

Failure doesn't mean you are a failure... it just means you haven't succeeded yet. Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street. — Zig Ziglar

A good life is when you assume nothing, do more, smile often, dream big, laugh a lot and realize how blessed you are for what you have. — Zig Ziglar

Always do the right thing, always be exciting, always be encouraging, and always be learning something new. — Zig Ziglar

After every mistake, we need to understand that we can look back and learn-so that we can move forward with confidence and avoid making the same mistake again. — Zig Ziglar

Success comes from repeated efforts day in and day out. You learn from your mistakes, make adjustments and continue pressing forward until you achieve the results you desire. — Zig Ziglar

Repetition is the mother of learning, the father of action, which makes it the architect of accomplishment. — Zig Ziglar

You can finish school, and even make it easy - but you never finish your education, and it's seldom easy. — Zig Ziglar

If you love to read, you can learn anything you really want to know. — Zig Ziglar

When you make a mistake, be excited! Analyze what happened, and learn from it. — Zig Ziglar

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. — Zig Ziglar

Zig Ziglar Quotes About Winning

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

Winning is not everything, but the effort to win is. — Zig Ziglar

You can get everything money will buy without a lick of character, but you can't get any of the things money won't buy: happiness, joy, peace of mind, winning relationships, etc., without character. — Zig Ziglar

I win not because of my own efforts or my own goodness, but rather through the grace, love, and mercy of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He died so that I might win this game of life and live with Him forever. — Zig Ziglar

Individuals score points, but teams win games. — Zig Ziglar

A child is born to win, but too many have been conditioned to lose. — Zig Ziglar

When you stop planning and preparing . . . you stop winning. — Zig Ziglar

My core philosophy on winning and motivation is summed up by saying that you were born to win, but in order to be the winner you were born to be, you have to plan to win and prepare to win before you can expect to win. — Zig Ziglar

If you have the character to hang in there when its tough, you will develop or acquire every other characteristic necessary to WIN in the game of life. — Zig Ziglar

A pleasing personality helps you win friends and influence people. Add character to that formula, and keep those friends and maintain that influence. — Zig Ziglar

Zig Ziglar Quotes About Integrity

The most important persuasion tool you have in your entire arsenal is integrity. — Zig Ziglar

With integrity you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity you will do the right thing, so you will have no guilt. With fear and guilt removed you are free to be and do your best. — Zig Ziglar

Honesty and integrity are by far the most important assets of an entrepreneur. — Zig Ziglar

Good values are easier caught than taught. — Zig Ziglar

With integrity, you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity, you will do the right thing, so you will have no guilt. — Zig Ziglar

Ambition, fueled by compassion, wisdom and integrity, is a powerful force for good that will turn the wheels of industry and open the doors of opportunity for you and countless others. — Zig Ziglar

It is true that integrity alone won't make you a leader, but without integrity you will never be one. — Zig Ziglar

Trust is the byproduct of integrity. — Zig Ziglar

Zig Ziglar Quotes About Sales

Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust. — Zig Ziglar

The complaining customer represents a huge opportunity for more business. — Zig Ziglar

For every sale you miss because you're too enthusiastic, you will miss a hundred because you're not enthusiastic enough. — Zig Ziglar

A smart salesperson listens to emotions not facts. — Zig Ziglar

It's easier to explain price once than to apologize for quality forever. — Zig Ziglar

Failing is an event, not a person. Yesterday ended last night. — Zig Ziglar

I have always said that everyone is in sales. Maybe you don't hold the title of salesperson, but if the business you are in requires you to deal with people, you, my friend, are in sales. — Zig Ziglar

The top salesperson in the organization probably missed more sales than 90% of the sales people on the team, but they also made more calls than the others made. — Zig Ziglar

Secrets of Closing the Sale, is essential reading. Ziglar tells us that selling and closing are not mysteries to be solved; instead they are as tangible as when his wife up-sold him on a new house. — Zig Ziglar

We miss 100 percent of the sales we don’t ask for. — Zig Ziglar

Zig Ziglar Quotes About Goals

If you can dream it, you can achieve it. — Zig Ziglar

A goal properly set is halfway reached. — Zig Ziglar

A goal casually set and lightly taken is freely abandoned at the first obstacle. — Zig Ziglar

What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. — Zig Ziglar

If we grow weary and give up, the goal remains for someone else to achieve. — Zig Ziglar

When you set goals, something inside of you starts saying, "Let's go, let's go," and ceilings start to move up. — Zig Ziglar

Nothing is more inspiring than a person with seemingly mediocre talent rising against the odds to become a champion by way of hard work, effort, and perseverance toward their goals. — Zig Ziglar

I don't care how much power, brilliance or energy you have, if you don't harness it and focus it on a specific target, and hold it there you're never going to accomplish as much as your ability warrants — Zig Ziglar

Will what I am about to do, bring me closer to, or take me further from my goals? — Zig Ziglar

You can't hit a target you cannot see, and you cannot see a target you do not have — Zig Ziglar

Zig Ziglar Quotes About Relationships

Don’t let Negative and Toxic people rent space in your head. Raise the rent and kick them out. — Zig Ziglar

Any relationship primarily built on physical attractiveness is predestined to be short lived. — Zig Ziglar

Our children are our only hope for the future, but we are their only hope for their present and their future. — Zig Ziglar

Part of your purpose in life is to build strong and fruitful relationships with others, and your work setting is a perfect place to start. — Zig Ziglar

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

People are basically the same the world over. Everybody wants the same things - to be happy, to be healthy, to be at least reasonably prosperous, and to be secure. They want friends, peace of mind, good family relationships, and hope that tomorrow is going to be even better than today. — Zig Ziglar

How happy you are depends to a very large degree on your relationships with other people. — Zig Ziglar

A good relationship is when someone accepts your past, supports your present and encourages your future. — Zig Ziglar

When we clearly understand that there is no superior sex or superior race, we will have opened the door of communication and laid the foundation for building winning relationships with all people in this global world of ours. — Zig Ziglar

The relationships we have with people are extremely important to success on and off the job. — Zig Ziglar

Zig Ziglar Quotes About Attitude

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

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

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

Life is too short to spend your precious time trying to convince a person who wants to live in gloom and doom otherwise. Give lifting that person your best shot, but don't hang around long enough for his/her bad attitude to pull you down. Instead, surround yourself with optimistic people. — Zig Ziglar

Of all the 'attitudes' we can acquire, surely the attitude of gratitude is the most important and by far the most life-changing. — Zig Ziglar

A positive attitude will have positive results because attitudes are contagious. — Zig Ziglar

Your attitude is more important that your aptitude. — Zig Ziglar

It's not what happens to you that determines how far you will go in life; it is how you handle what happens to you. — Zig Ziglar

It is not your aptitude, but your attitude, that determines your altitude. — Zig Ziglar

Our favorite attitude should be gratitude — Zig Ziglar

Zig Ziglar Quotes About Motivational

Never blame anyone in your life. Good people give you happiness. Bad people give you experience. Worst people give you a lesson. And best people give you memories. — Zig Ziglar

You are the only person on earth who can use your ability. — Zig Ziglar

Put all excuses aside and remember this: YOU are capable. — Zig Ziglar

What you do today can change all the tomorrow's of your life. — Zig Ziglar

If you don't like your situation in life, don't fret or worry--do something about it. Worry less, and act more. — Zig Ziglar

Motivation is the fuel, necessary to keep the human engine running. — Zig Ziglar

Hope is the power that gives a person the confidence to step out and try. — Zig Ziglar

Success occurs when opportunity meets preparation — Zig Ziglar

The elevator to success is out of order, but the stairs are always open. — Zig Ziglar

Regardless of your past, your tomorrow is a clean slate. — Zig Ziglar

Zig Ziglar Quotes About Inspirational

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

Make failure your teacher, not your undertaker. — Zig Ziglar

The greatest source of happiness is the ability to be grateful at all times. — Zig Ziglar

While 9-5 and what happens on the job is important, what happens from 5-9, off the job, is infinitely more important. — Zig Ziglar

You are a success when you have made friends with your past, are focused on the present, and are optimistic about your future — Zig Ziglar

Life is an echo. What you send out comes back. What you sow, you reap. What you give, you get. What you see in others, exists in you. — Zig Ziglar

Making the family a top priority will invariably bring success. — Zig Ziglar

Most people stand on the dock of life waiting for their ship to come in when deep down inside they know it has never left port. — Zig Ziglar

True joy comes when you inspire, encourage, and guide someone else on a path that benefits him or her. — Zig Ziglar

Remember, what you say comes back to you. — Zig Ziglar

Zig Ziglar Quotes About People

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

If you help enough people get what they want, you will get everything that you want. Zig Ziglar and the Importance of Helping Others — Zig Ziglar

You can make positive deposits in your own economy every day by reading and listening to powerful, positive, life-changing content and by associating with encouraging and hope-building people. — Zig Ziglar

Life is too short to spend your precious time trying to convince the person who wants to live in gloom and doom otherwise. — 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

Miserable people focus on what they hate about their life. Happy people focus on what they love about their life. — Zig Ziglar

Rich people have small TVs and big libraries, and poor people have small libraries and big TVs. — Zig Ziglar

Most people who fail in their dream fail not from lack of ability but from lack of commitment. — Zig Ziglar

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

A narrow mind and a fat head invariably come on the same person. — Zig Ziglar

Zig Ziglar Quotes About Life

Getting knocked down in life is a given. Getting up and moving forward is a choice. — Zig Ziglar

You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life. — Zig Ziglar

The moment you begin to worry about the things you want and the things you don’t have in life is the moment you will lose your gratitude... The greatest source of happiness is the ability to be grateful at all times. — Zig Ziglar

First, say to yourself what you would be; then do what you have to do. Life is a grindstone. Whether it wears you down or polishes you up depends on what YOU are made of. — Zig Ziglar

I move forward in my life every day, even if it's only a tiny step, because I know that great things are accomplished with tiny moves, but nothing is accomplished by standing still — Zig Ziglar

Most of the problems in life are because of two reasons, we act without thinking or we keep thinking without acting. — Zig Ziglar

God sees everything at once and knows what you are called to do. Our part is not to play God, but to trust God - to believe that our single, solitary life can make a difference — Zig Ziglar

It takes energy, mental toughness and spiritual reinforcement to successfully deal with life's opportunities, and to reach your objectives. — Zig Ziglar

You are free to choose, but the choices you make today will determine what you have, be, and do in the tomorrow of your life. — 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

Zig Ziglar Quotes About Important

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

You need a plan to build a house. To build a life, it is even more important to have a plan or goal. — Zig Ziglar

Why we are here is important, but to know where we are going is imperative. It's not what you've got, it's what you use, that makes a difference in how your life turns out. — Zig Ziglar

How you see your future is much more important that what has happened in your past. — Zig Ziglar

It's not the situation, but whether we react, or respond, to the situation that's important. — Zig Ziglar

Obviously, raw talent is important, but the difference-maker between first and the rest of the pack is usually desire. — Zig Ziglar

When you make people feel important, you're going to be ahead of the game. — 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

You enhance your chances for success when you understand that your yearning power is more important than your earning power — Zig Ziglar

Where you start is not as important as where you finish. — Zig Ziglar

Zig Ziglar Quotes About Failure

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

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

it's not how far you fall, but how high you bounce that counts. — Zig Ziglar

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

You can have anything in the world you want if you?ll just help enough other people get what they want. — Zig Ziglar

In your hands you hold the seeds of failure or the potential for greatness. Your hands are capable, but they must be used and for the right things to reap the rewards you are capable of attaining. The choice is yours. — Zig Ziglar

The price of success is much lower than the price of failure. — Zig Ziglar

You don't pay the price for success. You enjoy the price for success. — Zig Ziglar

Failure doesn't come from falling down, failure comes from not getting up — Zig Ziglar

In your hands you hold the seeds of failure - or the potential for greatness. — Zig Ziglar

Zig Ziglar Famous Quotes And Sayings

Every choice you make has an end result. — Zig Ziglar

Make failure your teacher, not your undertaker. — Zig Ziglar

You are the only person on earth who can use your ability. — Zig Ziglar

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

I have no way of knowing whether or not you married the wrong person. But I do know that if you treat the wrong person like the right person, you could well end up having married the right person after all. It is far more important to BE the right kind of person than it is to marry the right person. — Zig Ziglar

When you focus on problems, you get more problems. When you focus on possibilities, you have more opportunities. — Zig Ziglar

Don't start your day with broken pieces of the past. Yesterday ended last night. Today is a brand new day and it's yours. — Zig Ziglar

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

Put all excuses aside and remember this: YOU are capable. — Zig Ziglar

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

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

If you can dream it, you can achieve it. — Zig Ziglar

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

A goal properly set is halfway reached. — Zig Ziglar

In the blink of an eye everything can change. So forgive often and love with all your heart. You may not have that chance again. — Zig Ziglar

When someone we love is having difficulty and is giving us a bad time, it's better to explore the cause than to criticize the action. — Zig Ziglar

You have made some mistakes and you may not be where you want to be, but that has nothing to do with your future. — Zig Ziglar

Ability is important in our quest for success, but dependability is critical. — Zig Ziglar

Your mind doesn't know the difference between reality and fantasy. Your mindacts on what you feed it. Feed it good thoughts. — 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

Kids go where there is excitement. They stay where there is love. — 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

Character produces endurance and persistence when the going gets tough, and life truly is an endurance race, not a sprint. — Zig Ziglar

Outside of love, no two things are more valued in another person than trust and loyalty. — Zig Ziglar

The way you see your future determines your thinking today. You're thinking today determines your performance today. Your performance in the today of your life determines your future. — Zig Ziglar

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

The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more things you'll have to express gratitude for. — Zig Ziglar

Over deliver in all you do and soon you will be rewarded for the extra effort. — Zig Ziglar

Making a big life change is pretty scary. But know what's even scarier? Regret. — Zig Ziglar

The key ingredient in family communication is listening, really listening. — Zig Ziglar

Duty makes us do things well, but love makes us do them beautifully. — Zig Ziglar

Life Lessons by Zig Ziglar

1. Zig Ziglar taught the importance of having a positive attitude and believing in yourself in order to reach your goals. He emphasized that hard work and dedication are essential to success, and that having a strong support system is key to achieving your dreams.
2. Zig Ziglar also encouraged people to focus on their strengths and to strive for personal growth and development. He believed that taking responsibility for your actions, being honest and treating others with respect are essential for a meaningful life.
3. Lastly, Zig Ziglar taught that having a purpose and finding joy in life are important for overall happiness and fulfillment. He believed that helping others and having a sense of purpose are the keys to a fulfilling life.