“Most men go to their graves with their dreams still inside them”
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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
“The more you are grateful for what you have the more you will have to be grateful for”
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Zig Ziglar
“(Born to Win, “I Can,” Coaching to Change Lives, Teaching to Change Lives, and Strategies for Success), which deal with this tremendous need”
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Zig Ziglar
“U can feed ur ego or u can feed ur family. U can’t feed them both.”
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Zig Ziglar
“If you don’t like who you are and where you are, don’t worry about it because you’re not stuck either with who you are or where you are. You can grow. You can change. You can be more than you are.
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Zig Ziglar
“You are who you are and what you are because of what has gone into your mind. You can change who you are and what you are by changing what goes into your mind.”
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Zig Ziglar
“I recognize that winning is not everything, but the effort to win is.”
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Zig Ziglar
“failure is an event, it is not a person—yesterday ended last night—today is a brand new day and it’s yours.”
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Zig Ziglar
“You can get everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want”
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Zig Ziglar
“Success is one thing you can’t pay for. You buy it on the installment plan and make payments every day.
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Zig Ziglar
“Put all excuses aside and remember this: YOU are capable.”
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Zig Ziglar
“I believe in one God and no more, and I hope for happiness beyond this life. I believe in the equality of man; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy.” —Thomas Paine”
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Zig Ziglar
“Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Booker T. Washington said, “You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you have to overcome to reach your goals.”
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Zig Ziglar
