Inspirational Quotes by Zig Ziglar
“You need a plan to build a house. To build a life, it is even more important to have a plan or goal.”
“You may not be able to change the world, but when you change your world, you have taken a major step in changing the world. And when you change your world for the better, you have positioned yourself perfectly to change the world of those around you.”
“When you see a person without a smile, give them yours.”
“Every sale has five obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust”
“You will have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want.”
“In the seasons of the year, in romantic relationships, and in our walks with God, the beauty of spring doesn’t come without the dormancy of winter. If we develop greater trust when it’s cold and dark, we’ll experience more love in the warmth of spring.”
“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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“the unlearned, the outcasts, and the simple flocked to Him. They listened with wide-open hearts, and many trusted in Him. Virtually all His miracles were reserved for these people.”
“When everything seems to be coming unglued, He whispers, “Stop. Be still. Listen to Me, and be sure that I can do anything that needs to be done.”
“Problems—God's method of revealing himself to anyone who is interested.”
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“IN GOD’S KINGDOM, many things are the opposite of what you’d expect. To be great, be a humble servant. To be strong, recognize your weakness. To be close to God, admit the darkness and depravity in your heart.”
“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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“Comparison may be a natural thing everybody does, but people in leadership and in helping ministries need to avoid it at all costs because it feeds either insecurity or pride, not humility and trust in God.”
“Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.”
― Zig Ziglar ,
“I opened two gifts this morning. They were my eyes.”
“If you don’t see yourself as a winner, then you cannot perform as a winner.”
“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great”
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Hilary Hinton "Zig" Ziglar is an American author, salesperson, and motivational speaker. His latest book (as of 2007) is God's Way Is Still the Best Way.
Ziglar worked as a salesman in a succession of companies, during which time his sales skills improved and his interest in motivational speaker grew.
In 1970, Hilary Ziglar went into the business of motivational speaker full-time. He often incorporates his strong Christian values into his enthusiastic speaking. Up until this final career change, he had gone by his given name, Hilary Ziglar. As more associates in the speaking and motivation business called him by the nickname, Zig, he decided to call himself Zig, and it stuck. Millions of his readers and attendees know of Zig Ziglar but few know that Zig is a nickname for Hilary Ziglar of Yazoo City, Mississippi.