“With my past forgiven, my present secure, and my future irrevocably guaranteed, why shouldn’t I be enthusiastically optimistic?”
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Zig Ziglar
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Solomon said if you want to be wise you run with the wise; if you want to be a fool, you run with fools.”
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Zig Ziglar
“All of us are not born with equal opportunities. But over a period of time, regardless of our parentage, place of birth, prospects in our communities, or education, the day comes when we have to make the choice to let our past teach us—or beat us.”
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Zig Ziglar
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Your attitude determines your altitude.
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Zig Ziglar
“Atitudinea ta, nu aptitudinea, este cea care determina altitudinea ta.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Encouragers are people who have been successful themselves. They are people who stepped up and took risks and were able to accomplish things they may not have believed possible. Encouragers are the kind of people you can share your goals with and they will encourage you to go for it. Encouragers will also share their own mistakes with you and tell you how they overcame them to achieve success.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Make failure your teacher, not your undertaker.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Winning isn’t everything but wanting to win is.”
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Zig Ziglar
“The greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing because you think you can only do a little.”
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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.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember, the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you.
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Zig Ziglar
“a manager “is not a person who can do the work better than his men; he is a person who can get his men to do the work better than he can.”
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Zig Ziglar
“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
