Zig Ziglar

You cannot perform in a manner inconsistent with the way you see yourself.

Outstanding people have one thing in common: An absolute sense of mission.

Be careful not to compromise what you want most for what you want now.

We have to honor our commitments to today's beneficiaries, but we can't solve the growing deficit and debt problems unless we are smart, courageous, and sensible in planning for future.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.