“you were born to win, but in order to be the winner you were born to be, you have to plan to win and prepare to win before you can expect to win.”
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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
“Some people find fault like there is a reward for it.”
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Zig Ziglar
“The day our memories become larger than our dreams is the day our soul begins to shrink.”
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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
“Anyone with a Purpose Can Make a Difference”
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Zig Ziglar
“Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.”
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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
“Don't let the mistakes and disappointments of the past control and direct your future.”
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Zig Ziglar
“If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost.”
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Zig Ziglar
“What a mistake to suppose that the passions are strongest in youth. The passions are not stronger, but the control over them is weaker. They are more easily excited; they are more violent and apparent, but they have less energy, less durability, less intense and concentrated power than in mature life.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”
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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
“Success occurs when opportunity meets preparation”
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Zig Ziglar
