Frasi di Zig Ziglar

„Mi piace la storia di cosa è successo ai tempi del Muro di Berlino. Un giorno alcuni dei berlinesi dell'est decisero di mandare ai loro avversari di Berlino Ovest un piccolo 'regalo'. Caricarono un camion per il trasporto dell'immondizia con degli scarti, mattoni rotti, pietre, materiale da costruzione e molte altre cose di nessun valore. Poi condussero il camion attraverso il confine, ottennero il permesso di valicarlo, e rovesciarono il suo contenuto nella zona di Berlino Ovest. È superfluo dire che i berlinesi dell'ovest erano infuriati e desiderosi di 'prendersi una rivincita' su di loro. Fortunatamente, un uomo molto saggio intervenne per dare un consiglio completamente diverso. Come risultato, la risposta arrivò in forma di un camion carico di cibo (che era scarso a Berlino Est), vestiti (anche scarsi), forniture mediche (ancora più scarse), una serie di altri prodotti di necessità. Portarono il camion attraverso il confine, lo scaricarono attentamente, e lasciarono un bel cartello che recitava, "Ciascuno dà a seconda della sua capacità di dare".“

—  Zig Ziglar

„Ovviamente la motivazione non è permanente. Ma poi, nemmeno i bagni lo sono; ma sono qualcosa che dovresti fare regolarmente.“

—  Zig Ziglar

„There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.“

—  Zig Ziglar

„Rich people have small TVs and big libraries, and poor people have small libraries and big TVs.“

—  Zig Ziglar

„Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.“

—  Zig Ziglar

„Of course motivation is not permanent. But then, neither is bathing; but it is something you should do on a regular basis.“

—  Zig Ziglar

Origine: Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World

„Others can stop you temporarily — you are the only one who can do it permanently.“

—  Zig Ziglar

Origine: See You at the Top (2000), p. 164
Contesto: You might occasionally feel that some people are standing in the way and slowing your progress, but in reality the biggest person standing in your way is you. Others can stop you temporarily — you are the only one who can do it permanently.

„If we do our best, we are a success. Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.“

—  Zig Ziglar

As quoted in The Subconscious Diet : It's Not What You Put in Your Mouth; It Is What You Put in Your Mind (2005) by Hugh B. Sanders, p. 104 <!-- also quoted in The First Step : A Peek at the Real World (2006) by Gudmundur O. Sigurdarson, p. 41 -->
Contesto: Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting — in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard — reaching for the highest that is in us — becoming all that we can be. If we do our best, we are a success. Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.

„You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great“

—  Zig Ziglar

„When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.“

—  Zig Ziglar

„Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart.“

—  Zig Ziglar

„The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want right now“

—  Zig Ziglar

„Make today worth remembering.“

—  Zig Ziglar

„You were born to win, but to be a winner you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.“

—  Zig Ziglar

„If you go looking for a friend, you’re going to find they’re very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you’ll find them everywhere.“

—  Zig Ziglar

As quoted in The Power of Respect : Benefit from the Most Forgotten Element of Success (2009) by Deborah Norville, p. 65

„Many marriages would be better if the husband and wife clearly understood that they're on the same side.“

—  Zig Ziglar

„A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could“

—  Zig Ziglar

„it's not how far you fall, but how high you bounce that counts.“

—  Zig Ziglar

„You can have everything in life that you want if you just give enough other people what they want.“

—  Zig Ziglar

Secrets of Closing the Sale (1984)
Variante: You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.