Who is Zig Ziglar? He was one of the all-time sales greats. Ziglar authored more than 29 sales and motivational books, including See You at the Top and Over the Top, over his 50-plus-year career.
Although Ziglar passed away a few years ago, his infectious spirit lives on through his work, and he’s inspired thousands in the sales profession.
I’ve compiled a list of some of our favorite Zig Ziglar quotes that any salesperson, marketer, or businessperson can learn from. Bookmark this page so you can get a dose of inspiration when you’re feeling low or frustrated.
The Best Zig Ziglar Quotes
Quotes by Zig Ziglar on failure
1) “Remember that failure is an event, not a person. Yesterday ended last night.”
2) “If you learn from defeat, you haven’t really lost.”
3) “Make failure your teacher, not your undertaker.”
4) “Always remember that your present situation is not your final destination. The best is yet to come.”
Quotes by Zig Ziglar on sales
5) “People don’t buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons.”
6) “Your business is never really good or bad ‘out there.’ Your business is either good or bad right between your own two ears.”
7) “Every sale has five basic obstacles: No need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.”
8) “Statistics suggest that when customers complain, business owners and managers ought to get excited about it. The complaining customer represents a huge opportunity for more business.”
9) “Timid salesmen have skinny kids.”
10) “For every sale you miss because you’re too enthusiastic, you will miss a hundred because you’re not enthusiastic enough.”
11) “Stop selling. Start helping.”
Quotes by Zig Ziglar on goals
12) “A goal properly set is halfway reached.”
13) “If you want to reach a goal, you must ‘see the reaching’ in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal.”
14) “If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.”
15) “When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.”
16) “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”
Quotes by Zig Ziglar on motivation
17) “Motivation is the fuel necessary to keep the human engine running.”
