Zig Ziglar - Life Quotes

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You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.

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If standard of living is your major objective, quality of life almost never improves, but if quality of life is your number one objective, your standard of living almost always improves.

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If my life has had a theme, I suppose it has been a typical American theme in that, for most of it, I have been looking for happiness and success.

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Push on, friend. You're just one exciting step from the banquet hall of life.

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I seldom read anything that is not of a factual nature because I want to invest my time wisely in the things that will improve my life. Don't misunderstand; there is nothing wrong with reading purely for the joy of it. Novels have their place, but biographies of famous men and women contain information that can change lives.

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The way you see life will largely determine what you get out of it.

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I win not because of my own efforts or my own goodness, but rather through the grace, love, and mercy of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He died so that I might win this game of life and live with Him forever.

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Everything that occurs teaches and prepares you for the next stage of life. Nothing is lost.

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The six people who had the biggest impact on my life were all women. Had I been sexist, my life would have been far less fulfilling.

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Many times Christians state their love for the Lord and their willingness to die for Him. I will make no pretense of knowing the Lord's will in your life, but I do feel that in most cases the Lord is far more interested in our living for Him than He is in our dying for Him.

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If your ride through life is not as smooth as you would like it to be, blaming the road may not be the answer.

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God sees everything at once and knows what you are called to do. Our part is not to play God, but to trust God - to believe that our single, solitary life can make a difference

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God showed me that He could and would replace everything that was missing in my life, but that nothing could replace Him in my life.

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All you need to find and accomplish God's purpose in your life is God's permission and approval--not anyone else's. When you get in step with Him, there will be a glow on your face that will make people wonder what you're up to.

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The playing field of life is not level, and for you to compete in the game of life, you need an equalizer of some kind. In the old West, the equalizer was the six-shooter. It enabled a little guy to chop a bigger man down to size. Desire is also an equalizer--and nowadays is highly encouraged over a six-shooter!

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The way you see your future determines your thinking today. You're thinking today determines your performance today. Your performance in the today of your life determines your future.

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Regardless of your lot in life, you can build something beautiful on it.

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If you have the character to hang in there when its tough, you will develop or acquire every other characteristic necessary to WIN in the game of life.

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Getting knocked down in life is a given. Getting up and moving forward is a choice.

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Of all the 'attitudes' we can acquire, surely the attitude of gratitude is the most important and by far the most life-changing.

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You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life.

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You are free to choose, but the choices you make today will determine what you have, be, and do in the tomorrow of your life.

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The moment you begin to worry about the things you want and the things you don't have in life is the moment you will lose your gratitude... The greatest source of happiness is the ability to be grateful at all times.

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How many people are completely successful in every department of life? Not one. The most successful people are the ones who learn from their mistakes and turn their failures into opportunities.

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That's exactly the way parents develop positive, successful kids. Don't look for the flaws, warts, and blemishes. Look for the gold, not for the dirt; the good, not the bad. Look for the positive aspects of life. Like everything else, the more good qualities we look for in our children, the more good qualities we are going to find.

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Will you look back on life and say, 'I wish I had,' or 'I'm glad I did'?

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Life is an echo. What you send out comes back. What you sow, you reap. What you give, you get. What you see in others, exists in you.

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You need a plan to build a house. To build a life, it is even more important to have a plan or goal.

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To raise positive kids, we as parents must identify the qualities necessary for success, convince our children that they have the potential for success, and show them how to stake their claims in life.

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