Zig Ziglar

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

Now's the best time you'll ever have in life to get ahead!

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.

I read for the 'ah-ha's,' the information that makes a light bulb go off in my mind. I want to put information in my mind that is going to be the most beneficial to me, my family and my fellow man - financially, morally, spiritually, and emotionally.

A plan is always successful if the plan is good.

Time well spent results in more money to spend, more money to save, and more time to vacation.

I believe it's important that we use names of endearment that reflect a special feeling for the individual involved.

Fact: If standard of living is your number one objective, quality of life almost never improves. But if quality of life is your number one objective, standard of living invariably improves.

Most people consider me an optimist because I laughingly state that I would take my last two dollars and buy a money belt.

A productive employee who is kept busy working at his or her job is far more likely to be happy at that job and less likely to look for employment elsewhere.

Just saying you are better than good won't make it so. But, when you understand what it takes to live the better than good life, and you apply yourself, your life will truly be better than good.

Wally Amos is the classic example of a man who gets up again and again.

I'm constantly amazed that owners and managers of all businesses don't train their people to call the person who pays by credit card by name. It definitely makes the customer feel good and will be a factor in bringing them back to your place of business.

U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt has been described as founder of the Bull Moose Party, the man who led his troops up San Juan Hill in the Spanish-American War, a big game hunter, family man, civic servant and a host of other things.

Be there for your kids. Later, when you need them, they'll be there for you.

Kids instinctively know - although they will argue to the contrary - that they really are not mature enough to make good decisions on some important issues.

I'm convinced that what kids need today are parents - not buddies. They need someone who will exercise mature judgment.

When you give directives to a child, especially a teenager, you must consider the nature of your child.

Authors by the hundreds can tell you stories by the thousands of those rejection slips before they found a publisher who was willing to 'gamble' on an unknown.

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.