Zig Ziglar Quotes

Success is not easy and I think everyone should know that hard work and perseverance and being open to giving back are so much more powerful than stepping all over people to get to the top.

Every day gives you an opportunity to improve. With every run, you can try to be better. Not just a better runner, but a better person.

Problems are the cutting edge that distinguishes between success and failure. Problems ... create our courage and wisdom.

Despite all the pressure and the caliber of accomplishment, I still can honestly say that it's not all about winning.

Failure is a part of success. There is no such thing as a bed of roses all your life. But failure will never stand in the way of success if you learn from it.

Where victims see adversity, extreme achievers see opportunity.

Invest in yourself. It's like being a boxer, you've got to be in training so that when the bell rings, you get your direction you come out of the corner and you're *ready*. Do not let the audition be the first thing you've done in six months.

This world is your best teacher. There is a lesson in everything. There is a lesson in each experience. Learn it and become wise. Every failure is a stepping stone to success. Every difficulty or disappointment is a trial of your faith. Every unpleasant incident or temptation is a test of your inner strength. Therefore nil desperandum. March forward hero!

If America gave anybody anything it is ambition. Bad things would come out of it because some guys are in a hurry, but that doesn't mean they're evil or anything, it just means they fall into bad grace somehow.

Ambition is at the very core of success and extraordinary achievement. Unlike greed, it's a powerful, creative and constructive force.

One of the greatest rewards for doing can be the chances it gives to do some more - even better.

A person acting from a motivation of contribution and service rises to such a level of moral authority that worldly success is a natural result.

Any path you take, if you commit with passion, you can be successful. By going to business school, certain opportunities may open up to you sooner. But it's who you are and how you take advantage of your opportunities that matter.

Each one of us has both; good and evil virtues. Those who decide to focus on the good ones succeed in life.

Basketball came to me and for some reason it gave me an opportunity to live a life that I didn't dream possible. But it did let me live my dreams.

You can dream big and it doesn't matter what you look like, where you come from.

The best people know that they should join a rocketship.

I'm so grateful to my parents for my upbringing and for all of the opportunities that I was provided with, but I also learned at a young age that success is not given, it is earned and that has always been something that motivates me.

Every time I see a certain room to grow, or a new opportunity to advance further, I go out and take it.

The mere fact that you have obstacles to overcome is in your favor.

Keep believing in yourself, and don't ever give up, even if people tell you otherwise. Just believe in yourself and take every action you need to get there, whether it's taking more lessons or a fun, cool job in New York or LA and stepping out of the box. Be a little bit risky, but still confident.

A life filled with opportunities and encouragement finds more and more opportunities and encouragement, and success becomes inevitable.

I would tell your generation, wherever you are on the totem poll - whether you're halfway there or at the bottom, don't despise small beginnings; small beginnings get you ready for great things.

You can be anything you want to be. You can be a street sweeper, if you want. Just be the best blasted street sweeper you can be . . . And, you know you can be mayor.

Failure can only open more doors for you as a person and as growth and life.