“Anyone with a Purpose Can Make a Difference”
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Zig Ziglar
“Several years ago on an extremely hot day, a crew of men were working on the road bed of the railroad when they were interrupted by a slow moving train. The train ground to a stop and a window in the last car— which incidentally was custom made and air conditioned—was raised. A booming, friendly voice called out, “Dave, is that you?” Dave Anderson, the crew chief called back, “Sure is, Jim, and it’s really good to see you.” With that pleasant exchange, Dave Anderson was invited to join Jim Murphy, the president of the railroad, for a visit. For over an hour the men exchanged pleasantries and then shook hands warmly as the train pulled out. Dave Anderson’s crew immediately surrounded him and expressed astonishment that he knew Jim Murphy, the president of the railroad, as a personal friend. Dave then explained that twenty-three years earlier he and Jim Murphy had started work at the railroad on the same day. One of the men, half jokingly and half seriously, asked Dave why he was still working out in the hot sun and Jim Murphy had gotten to be president. Rather wistfully, Dave explained, “Twenty-three years ago I went to work for $1.75 an hour and Jim Murphy went to work for the railroad.”
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Zig Ziglar
“It's your aptitude, not just your attitude that determines your ultimate altitude."
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Zig Ziglar
“People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing. That's why we recommend it daily.”
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Zig Ziglar
“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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Zig Ziglar
“You Can Have Everything In Life You Want, If You Will Just Help Enough Other People Get What They Want.”
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Zig Ziglar
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily.
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Zig Ziglar
“Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.”
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Zig Ziglar
“If you always do what you've always done, you're always going to get what you've always gotten.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Like sterling silver, love will tarnish unless it is polished with daily applications of interest, involvement, and expressions of love.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Solomon said if you want to be wise you run with the wise; if you want to be a fool, you run with fools.”
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Zig Ziglar
“A vision without a task is but a dream. A task without a vision is drudgery. But a vision and a task are the hope of the world.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember, the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you.
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Zig Ziglar
“Dont count the things you do, do the things that count.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Life is too short to spend your precious time trying to convince a person who wants to live in gloom and doom otherwise. Give lifting that person your best shot, but don't hang around long enough for his/her bad attitude to pull you down. Instead, surround yourself with optimistic people.”
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Zig Ziglar
