Zig Ziglar Quotes

I take responsibility for myself and what I do now.

We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.

Learn to expect less from life and more from yourself. Accept the changes that life throws at you. Remember, your destiny is pretty much in your hands. So, as your mom may have told you, keep them clean.

Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.

It is hard to keep that which has not been obtained through personal development.

It seems like the more I punish myself, the better it's been. What it is, I'm relentless and I never give up. I never take the easy way out.

Let every man feel that he is the architect and builder of his own life, and that he proposes to make a success of it by working.

If you want more, you have to require more from yourself.

Life unravels the way it does, and it has an effect on you, but you have to take responsibility for dealing with it.

I'm from the school of, 'if you want more, you have to require more from yourself.'

We must exchange the philosophy of excuse - what I am is beyond my control for the philosophy of responsibility.

We distinguish the excellent man from the common man by saying that the former is the one who makes great demands on himself, and the latter who makes no demands on himself.

Remember, you and you alone are responsible for maintaining your energy. Give up blaming, complaining and excuse making, and keep taking action in the direction of your goals - however mundane or lofty they may be.

Make yourself do unpleasant things so as to gain the upper hand of your soul.

I'm my own harshest critic but I'm also master of my own destiny.

I've had to push myself and I've really matured.

I think there are things you can do to toughen yourself up.

One of the most essential yet the hardest truths that I have had to learn is that every person should be his own hardest task-master.

Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.

But remember this: in the final analysis, you can believe in your dream, you can be taught, supported, motivated, and loved by others, but ultimately, your success depends on you. You must take responsibility for your body, your mind, and for your character.

Do what is easy and your life will be hard. Do what is hard and your life will become easy.

Happie is hee that chastens himselfe.

Most of us expect too much from others and not enough from ourselves.

Making the absolute best of ourselves is not an easy task. It is a pleasurable pursuit...but it requires patience, persistence, and perseverance.

You are fully responsible for everything you are, everything you have and everything you become.