“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
“People often say motivation doesn’t last. Neither does bathing—that’s why we recommend it daily.”
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Zig Ziglar
“The day our memories become larger than our dreams is the day our soul begins to shrink.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Some people find fault like there is a reward for it.”
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Zig Ziglar
“People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care”
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Zig Ziglar
“If standard of living is your major objective, quality of life almost never improves, but if quality of life is your number one objective, your standard of living almost always improves.”
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Zig Ziglar
“I never worry because I know who I am and I know Whose I am.”
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Zig Ziglar
“You don't have to be great to start, you have to start to be great.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, men of power are feared, but only men of character are trusted.”
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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
“If you are going to be successful, you must develop persistence. How do you do that? It is not easily condensed in one simple statement, but one thing you can be sure of is that your must define your purpose.”
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Zig Ziglar
“you truly can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Are you a meaningful specific or a wandering generality ?”
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Zig Ziglar
“If you believe as I do that you were born to win, you’re going to have to find your fears and start facing them.”
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Zig Ziglar
