Looking for some inspirational words? Read the best collection of Zig Ziglar quotes, and sayings, (with images and pictures) to motivate you to live a successful life.
His wise words on leadership, success, positive attitude, love, and life have inspired many to lead a positive life.
Zig Ziglar (1926-2012) was a renowned American author, motivational speaker, and salesman who inspired millions of people worldwide with his words of wisdom and encouragement.
He wrote over 30 books on personal development, salesmanship, leadership, and success, including bestsellers such as “See You at the Top,” “Top Performance,” and “Secrets of Closing the Sale.”
I feel that we all need a little reminder from time to time on how important it is to live a good life of value and meaning in this world.
Ziglar’s legacy continues to inspire and motivate people today through his books, audio programs, and quotes.
They speak about personal growth, confidence, persistence, and hard work on the journey to achieve your dreams.
Top 10 Zig Ziglar Quotes
- “Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.” – Zig Ziglar
- “A goal properly set is halfway reached.” – Zig Ziglar
- “Make failure your teacher, not your undertaker.” – Zig Ziglar
- “There is little you can learn from doing nothing.” – Zig Ziglar
- “Motivation gets you going and habit gets you there.” – Zig Ziglar
zig ziglar quotes - “Where you start is not as important as where you finish.”― Zig Ziglar
- “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziglar
- “Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.” – Zig Ziglar
- “Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four-hour days.” – Zig Ziglar
- “People often say motivation doesn’t last. Neither does bathing—that’s why we recommend it daily.” ― Zig Ziglar
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Best Quotes By Zig Ziglar
- “When you stop planning and preparing, you stop winning.” – Zig Ziglar
- “In order for a goal is to be effective, it must effect change.” – 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
- “It’s not how far you fall, but how high you bounce that counts.” – Zig Ziglar
- “To reach your full potential, you have to set goals that will stretch you.” – Zig Ziglar
- “When you’ve got a strong enough why, you can always find the how.” – Zig Ziglar
- “Outstanding people have one thing in common: an absolute sense of mission.” – Zig Ziglar
- “F-E-A-R has two meanings: ‘Forget Everything And Run’ or ‘Face Everything And Rise.’ The choice is yours.” – Zig Ziglar
- “Getting knocked down in life is a given; getting up and moving forward is a choice.” ― Zig Ziglar, Born to Win
Famous Zig Ziglar Quotes To Change Your Life
- “If you aim at nothing, you will hit every time.”― Zig Ziglar
- “Go as far as you can see and you will see further.” ― Zig Ziglar
- “If you learn from defeat, you haven’t really lost.” ― Zig Ziglar
- “Success occurs when opportunity meets preparation.”― Zig Ziglar
- “Duty makes us do things well, but love makes us do them beautifully.” ― Zig Ziglar
- “Motivation is the fuel, necessary to keep the human engine running.” ― Zig Ziglar
- “You don’t drown by falling in water; you only drown if you stay there.” ― Zig Ziglar
- “You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want.” – Zig Ziglar
- “You can start where you are with what you’ve got and go to wherever it is you want to go.” – Zig Ziglar
- “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
- “When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you” ― Zig Ziglar
Zig Ziglar Motivational Quotes
- “Make today worth remembering.” ― Zig Ziglar
- “If you can dream it, then you can achieve it.” ― Zig Ziglar
- “There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.” ― Zig Ziglar
- “Remember that failure is an event, not a person.” – Zig Ziglar
- “There has never been a statue erected to honor a critic.” – Zig Ziglar
- “You are the most influential person you will talk to all day.” ― Zig Ziglar
- “Your attitude, not your aptitude, determines your altitude.” – Zig Ziglar
- “People don’t buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons.” – Zig Ziglar
- “The real benefit of having goals is what you become by reaching them.” – Zig Ziglar
- “Most people who fail in their dream fail not from lack of ability but from lack of commitment.”
- “When you do more than you’re paid for. Eventually, you’ll be paid for more than you do.”
- “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
Inspiring Zig Ziglar Quotes On Success
Through his words, Ziglar emphasized the importance of setting clear goals, developing a positive mindset, and taking consistent action toward those goals.
He encouraged people to embrace a growth mindset, to learn from failure and setbacks, and to never give up on their dreams.
- “Success is dependent upon the glands – sweat glands.” – Zig Ziglar
- “Success comes when opportunity meets preparation.” – Zig Ziglar
- “There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs.” – Zig Ziglar
- “If you are going to be successful, you must develop persistence.” – Zig Ziglar
- “True success has more components than one sentence or idea can contain.”– Zig Ziglar
- “Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.” – Zig Ziglar
- “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Zig Ziglar
- “Moving from survival to stability, from stability to success, from success to significance.”– Zig Ziglar
- “I believe Success is achieved by ordinary people with Extraordinary Determination.” ― Zig Ziglar
- “You already have every characteristic necessary for success if you recognize, claim, develop, and use them.” – Zig Ziglar
Ziglar Quotes On Positive Thinking
- “I recognize that winning is not everything, but the effort to win is.” – Zig Ziglar
- “Hope is the power that gives a person the confidence to step out and try.” – Zig Ziglar
- “Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.” – Zig Ziglar
- “A positive attitude will have positive results because attitudes are contagious.” – Zig Ziglar
- “Making a big life change is pretty scary. But know what’s even scarier? Regret.” – Zig Ziglar
- “Don’t let someone who gave up on their dreams talk you out of going after yours.” – Zig Ziglar
- “You can’t hit a target you cannot see, and you cannot see a target you do not have.” – Zig Ziglar
- “The greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing because you think you can only do a little.” – Zig Ziglar
- “A second chance doesn’t mean anything if you haven’t learned from your first mistake.” – Zig Ziglar
- “Rich people have small TVs and big libraries, and poor people have small libraries and big TVs.” ― Zig Ziglar
Zig Ziglar Quotes On Happiness
- “Every choice you make has an end result.”― Zig Ziglar
- “Life is an echo. What you send out comes back.” ― Zig Ziglar
- “Some people find fault like there is a reward for it.” ― Zig Ziglar
- “We cannot start over, but we can begin now, and make a new ending.” ― Zig Ziglar
- “The greatest source of happiness is the ability to be grateful at all times.” ― Zig Ziglar
- “Happiness is the ability to move forward knowing the future will be better than the past.” ― Zig Ziglar
- “Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart.” ― Zig Ziglar
- “The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want right now” ― Zig Ziglar
- “You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life.” ― Zig Ziglar
- “Be helpful. When you see a person without a smile, give him one of yours.” ― Zig Ziglar
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- “Money is not everything but it ranks right up there with oxygen.”― Zig Ziglar
- “Don’t let the mistakes and disappointments of the past control and direct your future.” ― Zig Ziglar
- “A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could.”― Zig Ziglar
- “Honesty and integrity are absolutely essential for success in life – all areas of life.”― Zig Ziglar
- “You cannot tailor make your situation in life, but you can tailor make your attitudes to fit those situations.”― 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
- “You can change everything about your business by changing your thinking about your business.”― Zig Ziglar
- “Repetition is the mother of learning, the father of action, which makes it the architect of accomplishment.”― Zig Ziglar
- “If you do not think you deserve success, then you will do things that will keep you from getting success.”― 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
- “Look back in forgiveness, forward in hope, down in compassion, and up with gratitude.”
- “You cannot consistently perform in a manner which is inconsistent with the way you see yourself.”― Zig Ziglar
- “If you don’t like who you are and where you are, don’t worry about it because you’re not stuck either with who you are or where you are. You can grow. You can change and can be more than you are.”― Zig Ziglar
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Ziglar’s quotes are timeless and continue to inspire people around the world to strive for their best selves.
Whether you are looking to overcome obstacles, achieve your goals, or simply stay motivated, Zig Ziglar’s quotes offer practical wisdom and timeless insights to help you on your journey.
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