“I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Practice is simply preparation for success.”
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Zig Ziglar
“A goal properly set is halfway reached.”
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Zig Ziglar
“What you get by reaching your destination is not nearly as important as what you will become by reaching your destination.”
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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
“A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could”
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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
“If you don’t plan your time, someone else will help you waste it.”
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Zig Ziglar
“How happy a person is depends upon the depth of his gratitude. You will notice at once that the unhappy person has little gratitude toward life, other people and God.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Before you change your thinking, you have to change what goes into your mind
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Zig Ziglar
“Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the
problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Are you committed to a life of continual counseling, growth, and education? Are you committed to a life of consistently receiving truth, of renewing your mind? From what sources do you receive your counseling? Are you reading books by authors who speak wisdom? Are you listening to music and watching movies that have redemptive and edifying themes? Are you involved in a small group or community of people that can offer you support, guidance, and encouragement, and in which you give back that which you have been given? Do you know of professional counselors you can see when needed? Are you asking God for wisdom about life on a regular basis? (He says if you will ask, He will provide [see James 1:5–8].)”
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Zig Ziglar
“being a winner is much different from having the potential to win. Everyone has the potential; it’s what you do with that potential that really matters.”
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Zig Ziglar
“When you’ve got a strong enough why, you can always find the how.”
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Zig Ziglar
