Zig Ziglar

Champions invariably have fervent philosophical beliefs. Philosophy, in its simplest terms, means 'the love of wisdom.'

Money isn't the most important thing in life, but it's reasonably close to oxygen on the 'gotta have it' scale.

We all prospect, and don't even know we're doing it. When you start the dating process, you are actually prospecting for the person you want to marry. When you're interviewing employees, you are prospecting for someone who will best fit your needs.

Earl Nightingale has inspired more people toward success and fortune than any other motivational speaker on the planet.

What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.

Reading has been the fuel of my motivation: it has changed the direction in which I have traveled, and it has enhanced my creative imagination more than any other activity I have ever pursued.

Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.

All one needs to do is read - books, magazines, research the Internet - and pay attention to the influencers in their lives to discover the myriad people of strong moral character who have and still are making positive, meaningful contributions and differences in our world.

I am convinced after more than 50 years in the field of motivation that anyone who wants to learn to look at life and/or their circumstances in a positive light can do so.

It's not the situation, but whether we react negative or respond positive to the situation that is important.

To be candid, some people have given positive thinking a bad name. I can't stand to hear some gung-ho individual say that with positive thinking you can just do 'anything.' If you think about that one for a moment, you recognize the absurdity of it.

Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.

Positive thinking will let you use the ability which you have, and that is awesome.

Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.

Courage is on display every day, and only the courageous wring the most out of life.

With integrity, you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity, you will do the right thing, so you will have no guilt.

Individuals who keep growing in knowledge are the ones who succeed.

If God would have wanted us to live in a permissive society He would have given us Ten Suggestions and not Ten Commandments.