Zig Ziglar

I am convinced after more than 50 years in the field of motivation that anyone who wants to learn to look at life and/or their circumstances in a positive light can do so.

All one needs to do is read - books, magazines, research the Internet - and pay attention to the influencers in their lives to discover the myriad people of strong moral character who have and still are making positive, meaningful contributions and differences in our world.

Positive thinking will let you use the ability which you have, and that is awesome.

To be candid, some people have given positive thinking a bad name. I can't stand to hear some gung-ho individual say that with positive thinking you can just do 'anything.' If you think about that one for a moment, you recognize the absurdity of it.

It's not the situation, but whether we react negative or respond positive to the situation that is important.

Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.

Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.

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

We hear tears loudly on this side of Heaven. What we don't take time to contemplate are the even louder cheers on the other side of death's valley.

Personal discipline, when it becomes a way of life in our personal, family, and career lives, will enable us to do some incredible things.

I read the paper every day and the Bible every day; that way I know what both sides are up to.

Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side.