“Several years ago on an extremely hot day, a crew of men were working on the road bed of the railroad when they were interrupted by a slow moving train. The train ground to a stop and a window in the last car— which incidentally was custom made and air conditioned—was raised. A booming, friendly voice called out, “Dave, is that you?” Dave Anderson, the crew chief called back, “Sure is, Jim, and it’s really good to see you.” With that pleasant exchange, Dave Anderson was invited to join Jim Murphy, the president of the railroad, for a visit. For over an hour the men exchanged pleasantries and then shook hands warmly as the train pulled out. Dave Anderson’s crew immediately surrounded him and expressed astonishment that he knew Jim Murphy, the president of the railroad, as a personal friend. Dave then explained that twenty-three years earlier he and Jim Murphy had started work at the railroad on the same day. One of the men, half jokingly and half seriously, asked Dave why he was still working out in the hot sun and Jim Murphy had gotten to be president. Rather wistfully, Dave explained, “Twenty-three years ago I went to work for $1.75 an hour and Jim Murphy went to work for the railroad.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Do more, give more, try harder, aim higher, and give thanks. The rewards will be yours.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Individuals score points, but teams win games. This is true in athletic events and in life. If you make it in life, your “team” of parents, teachers, ministers, etc., will have played a major role in your success.”
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Zig Ziglar
“But did it grow ninety feet in six weeks or was it ninety feet in five years? You think about it for a moment, and you know it was ninety feet in five years because had there been any year they did not water it and fertilize it, there would have been no Chinese bamboo tree.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Great doors of opportunity swing on the tiny hinges of obedience.”
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Zig Ziglar
“We cannot start over, but we can begin now, and make a new beginning”
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Zig Ziglar
“F-E-A-R has two meanings: 'Forget Everything And Run' or 'Face Everything And Rise.' The choice is yours.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.
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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.”
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Zig Ziglar
“The story of life repeatedly assures you that if you will use what you have, you will be given more to use.”
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Zig Ziglar
“From wherever you are, you can go anywhere you want to go if you pick the right roads to travel.”
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Zig Ziglar
“A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could”
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Zig Ziglar
“You can get everything in life you want if you will just help other people get what they want.”
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Zig Ziglar
“You can get anything you want in this life if you help enough other people get what they want.”
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Zig Ziglar
“You never know when one kind act, or one word of encouragement, can change a life forever.”
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Zig Ziglar
